American Tourist Rescued from Pattaya Sewer After Being Trapped For Over Seven Hours

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

... up here ... ?

In rural Thailand.

[SAFETY FIRST]

I heard on the local radio station the guy fell down an open manhole but after his rescue the rescuers were unable to find the open manhole. 

 

This is truely a weird story, these weird story are becoming a weekly article, great reading ????

 

The odds are this American has some mental health issues 

Edited May 17, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST

[stoner]

8 hours ago, Celsius said:

So was he rescued from Pattaya or a sewer? 

is there any difference ? 

[a3tsw]

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

He's American so maybe he'll sue someone and everyone will deny all responsibility for everything. Also not unusual.

Yes , probably Google Maps to blame..????

[stix40]

Maybe he was looking for that most famous of Thai sausage ????

Sai Urrrrrrrr ?

[RobU]

The sidewalks in Pattaya are dangerous and there are many cracked manhole covers. There have been quite a few reports on this forum of motorcyclists and cars falling into sewer holes where there was no cover. And at least 3 reports of pedestrians getting a foot trapped on a broken drain cover. It wouldn't surprise me if when walking along, minding his own business, that he fell down a sewer hole where the cover had been removed for repair and, as  usual, the contractor failed to display adequate warning or protect the public

[ravip]

Seems everyone here missed the fact that the locals rescued him from the ordeal - if not, the result could've been different!

[Rimmer]

A flame has been removed

[dingdongrb]

9 hours ago, Celsius said:

So was he rescued from Pattaya or a sewer? 

Same same.....

[Mickeymaus]

For him it was for sure an unforgettable experience with all the dirt, the rats and the countless cockroaches. But it could have been even more impressive if there had been a heavy downpour. I think he has reason to celebrate. Could have had a very bad ending. There is the Thai film “The Cave”. Maybe now a movie "The Sewer"?

[tonypattaya]

Now that is literally being described as "in deep sh*t". 

[Bazerino]

8 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Did anybody figure out which part is mud and which tattoos? 

 

 

 

I thought he was head to toe in tats till I zoomed in .....

[proton]

Might have confused it with soi 6 ????

[AustinRacing]

USA, USA, USA

[bignok]

How do these guys get dressed and pack a bag to fly? 

[JeffersLos]

When he came out they asked if he was Indian. 

[Sticky Rice Balls]

thoughts...

 

those arent tattoos!  they are infections!

 

hes the front runner for shawshank redemption reboot

 

does he still have a GF?   might need a 2nd shower!

 

will he be on a version of locked up abroad--sewer rat edition

 

hes got a great story to tell his buddies until his final days--hopefully later not sooner

 

havent we all been there??? i sure have come close after a night out with sangsom

 

also a good shot of sangsom will kill off any infections--kills covid too rumor has it..

 

I for one am happy to buy him a beer and hear his story--from a distance of course

 

wonder who will buy the movie copyrights for this one.....id pay to see the police re-enactment

 

did the cops refuse his passport in his pocket when he offered it???

 

even the street dogs were disgusted!

 

amazing thailand!

 

 

[Stargeezr]

Yup the hazards of being skinny and visiting Thailand, is my take away from this incident.

Thankfully I am large enough that only a very large hole would worry me. 555

[still kicking]

11 hours ago, connda said:

Man, that must have been a sh*tty situation! 

 

[grubman]

It's amazing what pieces of cr#p ???? get flushed down the toilet these days ????

[JayClay]

7 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Yes, I regularly see people closing open man hole covers.

So just because you never see it, it doesn't happen?

 

Just think about what you're insinuating with that comment.... Because if nobody ever closed open manhole covers, no manhole cover would ever get closed!

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, JayClay said:

So just because you never see it, it doesn't happen?

 

Just think about what you're insinuating with that comment.... Because if nobody ever closed open manhole covers, no manhole cover would ever get closed!

Chill dude. 

 

Life's too short to get offended by my comment about a manhole. 

[CharlieH]

Bickering exchange removed.

[gjoo888]

19 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Wandering half naked in the sewerage?!! (closed lid!)

Hell that must have been serious stuff consumed.

Mud spoils his tattoos.

I don't think that's mud covering his tats.

[jacko45k]

19 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

He’d do well to take a course of broad-band antibiotics while he’s at it (as a precaution to what ever nasties he breathed in, touched, grazed himself on etc).

Surprised gasses down there did not do him harm. Will be in need of a few tetanus jabs and if a rat took a bite, a rabies series of shots. We UK guys use the term 'septic' as rhyming slang for USA guys, seems applicable here. 

[mikebell]

20 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Why on earth would you wonder around in the sewers, instead of staying put and calling out?  

wearing only your underpants?

[nausea]

Could've been worse. Anyone remember this - "Six hundred and twenty four years in a sodding sewer" - Jonathan Pryce as "The Master", in "Rowan Atkinson is Doctor Who, Comic Relief". Life imitating art, 555. Incidentally, worth a watch if you haven't seen it, depending on what tickles your funny bone.

 

 

[jacko45k]

He's an American.........put him back down there. ????

[fredwiggy]

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

He's an American.........put him back down there. ????

Appears to be a troll post. As far as the poster, do you not realize that all Americans ancestors came from other countries ,meaning yours too?

[JayClay]

7 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Chill dude. 

 

Life's too short to get offended by my comment about a manhole. 

Nice deflection.

 

I wasn't offended, by the way. More amazed.