Foreign tourist drowns trying to retrieve water gun from Bangkok canal

[snoop1130]

 

A foreign tourist has died after drowning in a Bangkok canal while celebrating Songkran. Nation Thailand reports that the tourist’s body was recovered from the Saen Saep canal, by the Khlong Saen Saep Pier, under the Chalerm Lok Bridge.

 

It’s understood the tourist, whose name or nationality have not been confirmed, was celebrating Songkran when he lost his grip on his water pistol and it fell in the canal.

 

According to media reports, the man then entered the canal in an attempt to retrieve the water gun but drowned while trying to do so. It’s understood a number of people, including other tourists, tried to intervene to help him but were unsuccessful in their attempts.

 

By Peter Roche

Caption: PHOTO: KomchadLuek

 

Full story: Phuket GO 2024-04-15

 

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[Korat Kiwi]

Wait until more info comes to hand. 

 

Are the canal sides steep/angled/easy to get out of? 

 

Could the person swim? 

 

Alcohol involved? 

 

Too many unknowns

[bkk6060]

RIP

[VocalNeal]

17 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Are the canal sides steep/angled/easy to get out of? 

 

Probably not but It is a ferry terminal and both sides are covered with old tires as fenders. But it does depend on exactly where he was and whether he could swim.

[dingdongrb]

Who in their right mind would ever think about getting in one of those nasty canals?

 

So he must of been either drunk or on drugs.

 

RIP....

[OneMoreFarang]

Obviously he tried to win one of those Darwin Awards.

 

[0ffshore360]

23 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Obviously he tried to win one of those Darwin Awards.

 

A contender in absentia.

 

[tjintx]

23 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

A contender in absentia.

 

 A foundational requirement to be considered for the Darwin Award.

[0ffshore360]

3 minutes ago, tjintx said:

 A foundational requirement to be considered for the Darwin Award.

One of perhaps?

Others  survive to become recipients of massive ongoing funding to preserve their brain dead existence to the satisfaction of friends and family who would choose another outcome for themselves..

[josephbloggs]

What a way to go, in the filthiest most disgusting khlong in Bangkok.

[Honey Badger With A Badge]

I reckon it must have been pretty expensive.

Like at least 350THB or something.

Worth die for imo.

 

[frank83628]

it just goes to show people can die in all manner of random ways while intoxicated (my assumption) not everything has to be suspicious!

[it is what it is]

3 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Wait until more info comes to hand. 

 

Are the canal sides steep/angled/easy to get out of? 

 

Could the person swim? 

 

Alcohol involved? 

 

Too many unknowns

 

if it's a boat stop pier there are tyers he could climb up, away from piers the sides are pretty much un-climbable. i think some boat stops are buoyancy aids for such incidents, but not all.

 

ability to swim and alcohol/illegal drugs may have played a part. let's wait and see. very sad.

[NorthernRyland]

The Songkran gods must receive sacrifices before the rains can start.

[AndyAndyAndy]

He looks Thai to me? 🤔

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Wait until more info comes to hand. 

 

Are the canal sides steep/angled/easy to get out of? 

 

Could the person swim? 

 

Alcohol involved? 

 

Too many unknowns

Why didn't you wait ?

[watchcat]

9 hours ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

He looks Thai to me? 🤔

 

That must be filth from the dirty klong.

[klauskunkel]

It maybe better to drown than slowly succumbing to severe infection from the liquid filth entering eyes, mouth and every other orifice.

[BritScot]

Crazy! Nothing surprises me how thick people are. It is a death sentence going into these clongs and to do it over a toy gun. The bacteria and diseases in those waters will and do kill. Unbelievable. 

[thesetat]

14 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Wait until more info comes to hand. 

 

Are the canal sides steep/angled/easy to get out of? 

 

Could the person swim? 

 

Alcohol involved? 

 

Too many unknowns

obviously none of your comments matter. What is known is that this man should never have gone into the canal to get his water gun. Obviously, he was unable to exit the water and others were smart enough not to go into the water also to try and rescue him and trap themselves also. Sad it happened. Dead simply for the loss of a 3 dollar water pistol. 

[newbee2022]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

A foreign tourist has died after drowning in a Bangkok canal while celebrating Songkran. Nation Thailand reports that the tourist’s body was recovered from the Saen Saep canal, by the Khlong Saen Saep Pier, under the Chalerm Lok Bridge.

 

It’s understood the tourist, whose name or nationality have not been confirmed, was celebrating Songkran when he lost his grip on his water pistol and it fell in the canal.

 

According to media reports, the man then entered the canal in an attempt to retrieve the water gun but drowned while trying to do so. It’s understood a number of people, including other tourists, tried to intervene to help him but were unsuccessful in their attempts.

 

By Peter Roche

Caption: PHOTO: KomchadLuek

 

Full story: Phuket GO 2024-04-15

 

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Well, I suppose there was some booze involved too.

Not a Happy Ending for him at all.

RIP

[brianthainess]

Maybe he choked on a turd. RIP.

[Jingthing]

He reckoned he was wet already.

[john donson]

died to try to get back a 100-200 piece of plastic... who would even go near a dirty canal

[Gottfrid]

On 4/15/2024 at 5:20 PM, Korat Kiwi said:

Wait until more info comes to hand. 

 

Are the canal sides steep/angled/easy to get out of? 

 

Could the person swim? 

 

Alcohol involved? 

 

Too many unknowns

Does it matter? Think about the thoughts in the brain of a person who jumps into a dirty canal to get back a lost water gun.

[Korat Kiwi]

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Does it matter? Think about the thoughts in the brain of a person who jumps into a dirty canal to get back a lost water gun

Yes

[PremiumLane]

On 4/15/2024 at 5:20 PM, Korat Kiwi said:

Wait until more info comes to hand. 

 

Are the canal sides steep/angled/easy to get out of? 

 

Could the person swim? 

 

Alcohol involved? 

 

Too many unknowns

 

Put together a crack team of AseanNow detectives, and get back to us all on your findings 🙂 

[Gottfrid]

2 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Yes

• They should make it easy to climb up if you wish to swim in the canal.
• If a person can´t swim it´s super stupid to jump after a water gun.
• Probably a lot of alcohol involved.

Still doesn´t matter. Only a stupid person jump willingly in a BKK canal.

[webfact]

Foreign man drowns while retrieving water gun in canal in Bangkok
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ สำนักข่าวราษฎร - Ratsadon News

 

A foreign man drowned while reportedly retrieving his water gun in the Saen Saep Canal in Bangkok during the Songkran Festival on April 14. His nationality wasn’t specified.

 

Phayathai Police Station officers were notified about the drowning near Pratunam Pier in the Saen Saep Canal on the evening of April 14. Then, police officers rushed to the scene with volunteer divers from the Ruam Katanyu Foundation.

 

The divers took a short time searching and managed to discover the dead body of the foreign man. His identity has not yet been confirmed.

Thai PBS reported that the foreign man participated in water splashing with other foreigners and locals near the canal. He accidentally dropped his water gun in the canal and jumped in to retrieve it. However, he disappeared into the water, prompting a foreign witness to jump into the water to help him.

The foreign witness was unable to find the victim and later reported the matter to Phayathai Police Station.

 

A Thai man named Noi reported to the media that he was sitting and drinking alcohol with his friends near the scene. He met the foreign man before the incident, and the foreigner appeared intoxicated.

 

Noi said he saw the foreign man fall off the stairs near the pier and went to help him up. He asked him to sit and rest on the stairs and returned to drink with his friends.

 

Deputy Superintendent of Phayathai Police Station Chotpisit Narongsak reported that police also awaited the autopsy to identify the foreign man. Chotpisit suspected that the deceased might have been drunk and accidentally fell into the river.

 

The pier was closed from April 13 to 16, and operations resumed today, April 17, after the long Songkran holiday. Further investigation into the cause of the drowning would be conducted.

 

Another drowning reported during the water festival occurred yesterday, April 16, in the central province of Ratchaburi. A 14 year old Burmese boy named Tawanchai was having a water fight with his friends and went into the Chonlapratan Canal to clean himself.

 

Tawanchai could not swim, so he opted to hold a rope tied to a wooden pole at the bank while cleaning his body. Unfortunately, the rope snapped, causing the boy to fall into the river and drown.

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-17

 

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[nobodysfriend]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

A foreign man drowned while reportedly retrieving his water gun in the Saen Saep Canal i

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Noi said he saw the foreign man fall off the stairs near the pier and went to help him up. He asked him to sit and rest on the stairs and returned to drink with his friends.

 

Too drunk to swim ... may he rip .