webfact Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 A 60-year-old Swedish swim coach tragically lost his life on Sunday morning after falling from the third floor of a hotel on Pattaya Third Road. According to authorities, Pattaya police received a report of the incident at approximately 2:06 AM on February 4th. They rushed to the scene at an unidentified hotel on Pattaya Third Road, along with a rescue team from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation. At the hotel entrance, authorities discovered the lifeless body of the victim, a Swedish swim coach, 60, whose name was withheld pending his family notification. He had fallen from his room, located on the third floor, which is about 15 meters from the ground. The body sustained serious injuries, including various fractures. The body was covered with a white cloth before being transported to a nearby hospital. By Aim Tanakorn Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-02-05 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtlger Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 RIP Swedish swim coach.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PeterA Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 So a Swede and a Brit fall from hotels in Pattaya the same day. What is going on in Pattaya?? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mfd101 Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 I'm always puzzled by these events (accident or suicide?). I realize that the Thais carefully design their buildings with very low 'guard rails' but anyone who goes out on their verandah can see that for themselves ... 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 (edited) 20 minutes ago, mfd101 said: I'm always puzzled by these events (accident or suicide?). I realize that the Thais carefully design their buildings with very low 'guard rails' but anyone who goes out on their verandah can see that for themselves ... Many are forced out there to have a smoke, doing so in the room and fines are threatened. Edited February 5 by jacko45k 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Drumbuie Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 35 minutes ago, mfd101 said: I'm always puzzled by these events (accident or suicide?). I realize that the Thais carefully design their buildings with very low 'guard rails' but anyone who goes out on their verandah can see that for themselves ... It's many many years since I smoked a cigarette but I don't recall falling over as being part of the experience? 1 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 4 minutes ago, Drumbuie said: It's many many years since I smoked a cigarette but I don't recall falling over as being part of the experience? There you go, immediate health benefits of quitting! I suspect an elbow or two on a wet railing could be part of the experience. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 53 minutes ago, mfd101 said: I'm always puzzled by these events (accident or suicide?). You forgot the 3rd possibility. The scary one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bunnydrops Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 Both around 2 or 3 in the morning. Too much to drink? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superal Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, mfd101 said: I'm always puzzled by these events (accident or suicide?). I realize that the Thais carefully design their buildings with very low 'guard rails' but anyone who goes out on their verandah can see that for themselves ... So true and for that reason I always try to book a ground floor hotel room . Indeed I have stayed in a hotel that had added to the height of the balcony rail , bringing it up to chest level . The low rails maybe OK for an averaged height Thai person but for foreigners who are often around 6 feet tall and more the rails are not fit for purpose . You would think that with the common occurrence of hotel falls the authorities would have realised the problem and called for the rail heights to be increased and also not climbable for toddlers . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhounan Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 One more mysterious death of a farang in Thailand. Are there ghosts to push foreigners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivananahuahin Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 again, it is a real pandemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 3rd and 4th floors seem rather low if you planned to be an aviator without wings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 4 hours ago, PeterA said: So a Swede and a Brit fall from hotels in Pattaya the same day. What is going on in Pattaya?? Gravity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celsius Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Message to Swedes. No it's not a diving platform. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 7 hours ago, mfd101 said: I'm always puzzled by these events (accident or suicide?). I realize that the Thais carefully design their buildings with very low 'guard rails' but anyone who goes out on their verandah can see that for themselves ... Lots of people lean out over them to get a better view around them. With the low railings once your torso is on the other side of the rail the majority of your wieght is on the wrong side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 46 minutes ago, rwill said: Lots of people lean out over them to get a better view around them. With the low railings once your torso is on the other side of the rail the majority of your wieght is on the wrong side. Mmmm. No sense of caution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foexie Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 peoples fall alot in Pattaya these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya57 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I don't get this. Thai's call the ground floor the 1st floor so effectively him falling from the 3rd floor was really only the 2nd level above ground. Hardly seems high enough to die from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwood1 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 hours ago, Pattaya57 said: I don't get this. Thai's call the ground floor the 1st floor so effectively him falling from the 3rd floor was really only the 2nd level above ground. Hardly seems high enough to die from Some people live from 5th-6th even 7th floor falls.....It just depends how you hit the ground.... To be on the safe side I think 15th to 20th floor should be a minimum.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JemJem Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 2/5/2024 at 3:56 AM, mfd101 said: I'm always puzzled by these events (accident or suicide?). I realize that the Thais carefully design their buildings with very low 'guard rails' but anyone who goes out on their verandah can see that for themselves ... I am guessing that in the majority of these cases, the reason is the low railing. A studio room that I used to rent in Saphan Kwai had a very low railing. I nearly fell once, after losing my balance in the small balcony due to wet floor. I became extra careful after that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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