German Man Threatens to Jump from 8-Storey Condo in Pattaya

[webfact]

 

On August 3rd at 3:30 am, Pattaya City Police were alerted about a distressed foreigner, threatening to leap from an 8-storey condo situated in Wat Boonkanjanaram Soi, Moo 12, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province. Rescuers and Pattaya's Sawang Boriboon Foundation rushed to the scene.

 

The man, identified as Mr. Heinz, 60, created tense moments as he was seen pacing on the balcony of the 8th floor. At times, he threw items downstairs and even sipped beer, reported Siam Rath.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

An air cushion was deployed at ground level, and negotiators tried to calm him. The ordeal, which lasted nearly 6 hours, saw Heinz eventually stripping and shouting incoherently.

 

Preliminary information suggests personal distress and possible legal issues in his home country.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

The situation escalated when Heinz moved to the 7th floor with a long stick. A nearby foreign resident managed to grab Heinz's attention, and, seizing the opportunity, pulled him to safety, earning applause from onlookers. Heinz was later sent to Bang Lamung Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

 

Top Picture: Siam Rath

 

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[mania]

Whats up with Naked Germans in Pattaya lately?

[2baht]

Damned foreigners!

[Skipalongcassidy]

Let him jump... that's  what he wants...

[jacko45k]

38 minutes ago, mania said:

Whats up with Naked Germans in Pattaya lately?

Silly season.......

[save the frogs]

the dark side of pattaya 

[ezzra]

32 minutes ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Let him jump... that's  what he wants...

It is plain to see that the man was on some kind of a 'high' and not in full control of his faculties to be doing that.

[retarius]

Why are there so many suicides in the ex-pat community, especially this leaping off tall buildings in Pattaya? Is it such an awful place that you have to get away immediately....or does Pattaya cause depression among impressionable young men?

[sammieuk1]

The further treatment will sound like a call to Lufthansa ???? 

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, retarius said:

Why are there so many suicides in the ex-pat community, especially this leaping off tall buildings in Pattaya? Is it such an awful place that you have to get away immediately....or does Pattaya cause depression among impressionable young men?

Too much alcohol and other substances so readily available...... a few broken hearts and many drawn here to escape a mundane existence back home. 

Depression and alcohol are a bad mix....

[Ralf001]

Wonder if this is the same foreigner that was going around massage shops on Wednesday belting the massage ladies ?

[OneMoreFarang]

4 minutes ago, retarius said:

Why are there so many suicides in the ex-pat community, especially this leaping off tall buildings in Pattaya? Is it such an awful place that you have to get away immediately....or does Pattaya cause depression among impressionable young men?

Lots of people all over the world think sometimes about suicide. And then most of these people in most locations in this world have to think about how they will kill themselves. That takes time and maybe (trying to) buy poison or a weapon.

In Thailand the next high building with low balcony is never far. There are only minutes between the desire and the action.

[fredwiggy]

16 minutes ago, retarius said:

Why are there so many suicides in the ex-pat community, especially this leaping off tall buildings in Pattaya? Is it such an awful place that you have to get away immediately....or does Pattaya cause depression among impressionable young men?

Thailand leads southeast Asia with suicides. Almost 5000 a year. And one psychiatrist per every 250,000 people doesn't help much.

[bignok]

30 minutes ago, retarius said:

Why are there so many suicides in the ex-pat community, especially this leaping off tall buildings in Pattaya? Is it such an awful place that you have to get away immediately....or does Pattaya cause depression among impressionable young men?

The world does. Crazy politicians make life bad. Fish rots from head down

 

[Ben Zioner]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Preliminary information suggests personal distress and possible legal issues in his home country.

How about Thai food?

[save the frogs]

49 minutes ago, retarius said:

Why are there so many suicides in the ex-pat community, especially this leaping off tall buildings in Pattaya? Is it such an awful place that you have to get away immediately....or does Pattaya cause depression among impressionable young men?

a lot of people blow their life savings in the bars/girl scene in pattaya? 

these incidents don't seem to happen in other parts of thailand. 

[bignok]

29 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

a lot of people blow their life savings in the bars/girl scene in pattaya? 

these incidents don't seem to happen in other parts of thailand. 

Phuket

Samui

 

 

[NextG]

3 hours ago, mania said:

Whats up with Naked Germans in Pattaya lately?

Don’t believe everything that you read..

[mikebell]

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

It is plain to see that the man was on some kind of a 'high' and not in full control of his faculties to be doing that.

He was full of beanz.

[redwood1]

A German man was rescued after spending over eight hours on a condo balcony in #Pattaya yesterday afternoon, shouting, acting erratically, and stripping naked. His wife blamed his behaviour on heavy marijuana use and stress but police were skeptical of this claim.

[redwood1]

Yep looks like we have another WEED addict here....

[fredwiggy]

Just now, redwood1 said:

Yep looks like we have another WEED addict here....

I'm guessing this is sarcasm, as weed doesn't have you do things like this unless you are also suffering from some mental condition. Depression can do this, where some lose care about everything and can do some very strange things. I, and hundreds of others I've known, have smoked weed and never did anything like this. On the contrary, it makes you relax and think good things usually.

[redwood1]

Well at least he was not throwing T.Vs and Fridges out the balcony and putting others in danger,,,,

[Emdog]

5 hours ago, mania said:

Whats up with Naked Germans in Pattaya lately?

Maybe he heard German women were eliminated in group stage at World Cup?

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

An air cushion was deployed at ground level,

I wonder if he jumped from that height , hit the bag and bounced up and hit the balcony above and died if that would be suicide, accidental death or manslaughter ? 

[Bangkok Barry]

I don't get this 'threatening' to jump business. If you're going to jump then do it. If not, then stop wasting everyone's time. Make your mind up. Think about it before you climb out onto a balcony, not after.

[fredwiggy]

2 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I don't get this 'threatening' to jump business. If you're going to jump then do it. If not, then stop wasting everyone's time. Make your mind up. Think about it before you climb out onto a balcony, not after.

Look up a few articles on depression, since it's obvious you don't understand what they go through. Even I, who have been studying it for the last 25 plus years, still can't put myself in their shoes to understand how they're feeling. It's not something you want to have, and it isn't their fault. They're not trying to get attention if they're depression is hitting them, but trying to end the pain, and some are still wanting to live, so they're caught in the middle. Over thinking is a huge symptom and it has you do things you wouldn't ordinarily do. This appears to be the case here. He might have more than just depression also. His wife hasn't the slightest idea what's going on in his head, as he probably acts normal much of the time. It's an inner conflict that sometimes you lose.

[Myran]

7 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Let him jump... that's  what he wants...

What an absolutely disgusting comment.

[Bangkok Barry]

10 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

they're caught in the middle

That's why I wrote make your mind up before going onto the balcony.

[fredwiggy]

1 minute ago, Bangkok Barry said:

That's why I wrote make your mind up before going onto the balcony.

They can't. and go by what they're feeling at the time, which sometimes leads them into bad situations or a final one. My best friend , who had a great wife, nice rental house, job, hobbies, playing drums, hockey, dog, nice family, many friends, put a hose into the back of his van from the exhaust, and went to sleep, forever. He was always the class clown (Robin Williams), and tried to make people laugh. When I would go to his house at midday, his mom said he was still sleeping (major symptom if done a lot). He self medicated, like a lot of us, but for him it was to take away pain at times. This was in 1987, when there weren't a lot of medicines for the symptoms, and we didn't understand it , nor the counseling one can get. It's impossible to understand how bad they can feel, even though we all get depressed at times. This is a dark hole they get into, where nothing matters anymore, and they think there's no way out of. Support from a loved one is the most important thing they can get, although 9 out of 10 relationships fail because of it. One can't function and the other doesn't understand why, and they leave. With medication to help some symptoms, and a partner that understands and supports them, it can be handled, but not always.