Mid-air drama: Man’s attempted suicide on Thailand to UK flight

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Breaking news has emerged regarding a man’s attempted suicide on a flight from Thailand to the United Kingdom on Friday. The aircraft was forced to undergo an emergency landing at a London airport after a passenger reportedly tried to take his own life in a cabin toilet.

 

The EVA Air BR67 flight from Bangkok to London had started its descent into the capital when flight attendants became aware that someone was occupying one of the cabin bathrooms. As passengers were required to vacate the bathroom and fasten their seatbelts for the descent, crew members went to investigate the occupant’s situation, leading to a distressing discovery.

 

An unidentified male passenger was found in a state of serious distress and had sustained injuries that prompted the cabin crew and an onboard doctor to provide immediate first aid. The individual, whose identity remains undisclosed, was stabilised and promptly transported to a hospital upon landing.

 

EVA Air has since confirmed the distressing incident but has not provided details regarding the extent of the man’s injuries, nor did they specify the destination airport. However, according to the aircraft tracking site FlightAware, the plane landed at Heathrow at 7.03pm local time, 17 minutes ahead of schedule. The nationality of the man involved remains unknown.

Further attempts to reach EVA Air for additional comments have been made, but they have yet to respond. More news as we get it.

 

Airline incidents frequently make headlines, whether they involve passenger fury or unexpected emergencies, like last week when an airline pilot made the news by delivering a baby mid-flight.

 

In a tale reminiscent of a thrilling Hollywood movie, a Thai airline pilot stepped up to the plate as the heroic Bruce Willis/John McClane-type protagonist to deliver a baby after a pregnant mother went into labour on a flight from Taiwan to Bangkok.

 

The courageous Thai pilot, Jakarin Sararnrakskul, reportedly lacked medical training beyond basic first aid but he took to his new role as a midwife like a duck to water, to deliver a beautiful baby boy.

 

by Bob Scott 

Picture courtesy of Eva Air

 

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-19

 

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[Grumpy one]

The reality of miserable  UK weather was too much for him.

[gargamon]

Obviously a new category. This is the second Brit who messed up on the way home.

Russians:

Brits:

Brits on their way back to the kingdom: 

 

 

[terryq]

5 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Obviously a new category. This is the second Brit who messed up on the way home.

Russians:

Brits:

Brits on their way back to the kingdom?

 

Did I miss something ?

Where does it say it was a Brit ? Yes, likely , but not confirmed.

 

 

[gargamon]

😄

Don't try and confuse the issue with facts. 

[garygooner]

A year away from Thailand and another in Blighty instead was just too much for him. 

[2long]

Not sure what the final two paragraphs are supposed to achieve here.

Some poor guy is obviously really struggling with some issue, and the article ends with a completely unrelated fictitious story.

[Andrew Dwyer]

2 minutes ago, 2long said:

Not sure what the final two paragraphs are supposed to achieve here.

Some poor guy is obviously really struggling with some issue, and the article ends with a completely unrelated fictitious story.

Not enough details on the story so he starts a movie review ??

 

More second rate reporting from Bob !!

[Ralf001]

Wow, BKK  got him hard.

[roo860]

8 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Not enough details on the story so he starts a movie review ??

 

More second rate reporting from Bob !!

Bob the Nob

[JeffersLos]

Yellow fever. 

[Photoguy21]

3 hours ago, Grumpy one said:

The reality of miserable  UK weather was too much for him.

Maybe just miserable UK with all the things that are going on there. Seems a bit crazy to pay for a flight and then to try and commit suicide on it.

[thesetat]

3 hours ago, Grumpy one said:

The reality of miserable  UK weather was too much for him.

Perhaps it was not the weather... It may be that foreigner who got the tattoo while drunk saying he had sex with a ladyboy.. Worried of the ramifications of his arrival back home haha.

[Tarteso]

The suicide attempt occurred perhaps because it made him feel like he was flying on a toy...There are very sensitive people out there.

[sirineou]

To the UK from Thailand? what's that 12-13 hrs? What a lightweight!! 

Try flying to Florida a 32 hr trip. I have done it several times and not once did I kill myself. 

My wife tried to kill me a couple of times, but I sleep with one eye open ever since she discovered that she gets  to keep my pension after I die. 

But that's on me. I never should have told her. 

[Keeps]

Just waiting for the @GOAT to turn up with a choice comment.......

[BritScot]

One way to get through customs and a free bed for the night in London. Very cunning plan Baldrick!!!

[Keeps]

2 minutes ago, BritScot said:

One way to get through customs and a free bed for the night in London. Very cunning plan Baldrick!!!

Agree - I've had to pay £49 for a Travelodge!

[ronster]

Why sit all the way through a flight that long to then try committing suicide ?

Did they think it would be better for the other passengers if they done it near landing ?

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Photoguy21 said:

Maybe just miserable UK with all the things that are going on there. Seems a bit crazy to pay for a flight and then to try and commit suicide on it.

So many balconies to choose from in Thailand.

[Mr Dome]

Please don't put your personal issues/trips on the flight crew. Their life is hard enough as it is.

[Freddy42OZ]

3 hours ago, 2long said:

Not sure what the final two paragraphs are supposed to achieve here.

Some poor guy is obviously really struggling with some issue, and the article ends with a completely unrelated fictitious story.

 

The final two paragraphs are about the Thai pilot who delivered a baby mid flight last week.  It was in all the news. 

These news reports often seem to include some tenuously related story at the end.

[747man]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

So many balconies to choose from in Thailand.

Yeah !! The Most Famous Club to join is " The Pattaya FLYING Club "

[brianthainess]

Got his Dong out, saw the bad rash...........

[Thingamabob]

Most likely he just couldn't face landing in broken Britain.

[Liverpool Lou]

6 hours ago, 2long said:

Not sure what the final two paragraphs are supposed to achieve here.

Some poor guy is obviously really struggling with some issue, and the article ends with a completely unrelated fictitious story.

The relayed story was not fictitious, the real incident was compared to a fictitious story.

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Mr Dome said:

Please don't put your personal issues/trips on the flight crew. Their life is hard enough as it is.

Their, voluntarily chosen, life is a piece of cake.

[snoop1130]

Paramedic sheds light on mid-air suicide attempt from Bangkok

 

 

A paramedic stepped forward to provide more details regarding a man’s suicide attempt on a flight from Thailand to the United Kingdom. The off-duty paramedic reportedly intervened on the EVA Air BR67 flight from Bangkok to London on Friday, March 15, to assist the man who had attempted to take his own life in the aeroplane bathroom.

 

Gareth Lines, travelling from Thailand to Heathrow, became aware of a disturbance at the rear of the aircraft. Initially assuming someone had collapsed, he soon realised the situation was more grave.

 

The 36 year old medical professional from Portsmouth utilised his training to administer CPR.

 

“I just thought ‘what is going on?’ It looked like someone had collapsed at the back of the plane, but it turned out to be worse than I’d thought and his heart had stopped. This gentleman had tried to end his life and the plane crew and I dragged him out into the kitchen area.”

 

Lines had been on a stag do before boarding the EVA Air flight from Bangkok to London Heathrow. Thirty minutes before the flight was scheduled to land, a man reportedly attempted to end his life in the plane’s cabin bathroom.

 

Lines noted that the plane was equipped with basic medical supplies, including an automatic defibrillator. He requested oxygen from the crew, which he then utilised during the incident.

 

“Without drugs, we couldn’t do much more. The guy was in cardiac arrest for 30 minutes then 15 minutes after the London ambulance crew arrived.

 

“They managed to get him to hospital and his heart was beating again. It is usually pretty fatal for anyone, if he hadn’t had CPR. It surprised me as well.

 

“On the road, we have a full complement of kit. Within 20 to 30 minutes, we considered stopping CPR but the guy on the plane was down for a good 30 to 40 minutes. There is no chance he would have made it if he wouldn’t have had CPR. Ultimately that’s what is going to save someone’s life.”

 

Lines, who has been in the ambulance service for ten years and has been a paramedic since 2019, emphasises the importance of everyone knowing CPR.

 

“It is something anyone should be able to do – it shouldn’t have to take a professional to do it. Good quality CPR is all that is needed to potentially keep someone alive in the event of a cardiac arrest – before the emergency.

 

“You never know. I certainly didn’t expect it either way. It was an interesting landing whilst doing CPR – certainly a new experience. I was thankful to have the support of the airline staff, who remained calm in the difficult circumstances – and to the pilot for a fairly smooth landing as well!”

 

By Bob Scott

Caption: Picture courtesy of the Daily Mirror

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-19

 

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[ukrules]

29 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

to assist the man who had attempted to take his own life

 

Well that's a funny way of putting it, the guy was dead and he intervened bringing him back - lets hope there's not too much brain damage.
 

 

[Muhendis]

Must use EVA.

They have bathrooms on their planes