webfact Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 by Petch Petpailin Photo via Bright TV A Polish man jumped to his death from a 62-metre cell tower in the southern province of Surat Thani on Friday. Chaiya Police Station officers were notified that a foreign man climbed to the top of a mobile phone tower in the Chaiya district of Surat Thani on Friday, April 19. When they arrived, they found a crowd of people gathered and the authorities from a nearby district office came to persuade the man to climb down. Residents in the vicinity alerted the police to the presence of a foreign man exhibiting aggressive behaviour whilst wielding a wooden stick along the road. Subsequently, he trespassed onto residents’ properties, causing damage, before ascending the tower. Prior to the police’s arrival, a rescue team tried for over 30 minutes to persuade the man to come down but had no success. The individual was later observed atop the tower, devoid of a shirt, unmoved and unresponsive to both authorities and locals attempting to engage him in conversation. In an attempt to establish communication, an English language teacher was summoned to the scene but the man remained unresponsive. After sitting at the top of the tower motionless for over two hours, the man suddenly jumped. He was pronounced dead at the scene and was later identified as a 49 year old Polish national. The motive behind his decision to commit suicide has not yet been determined. Officers stated that they would contact his family to deliver the tragic news. A similar incident was reported earlier this month when a Thai woman climbed a cell tower in Pattaya due to stress over financial problems. Fortunately, a rescue team was able to persuade the woman to return to the ground. If you or anyone you know is in emotional distress, please contact the Samaritans of Thailand 24-hour hotline: 02 713 6791 (English), 02 713 6793 (Thai), or the Thai Mental Health Hotline at 1323 (Thai). Please also contact your friends or relatives at this time if you have feelings of loneliness, stress, or depression. Seek help. by Petch Petpailin Photo via Bright TV Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-22 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 22 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 22 Before commenting on this topic, please consider the subject matter and be respectful that someone has died. Any off topic and/or insensitive posts will be removed without warning and could result in those who made the posts being temporarily suspended from the site. //Admin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaiyaTH Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) My nickname is named after that city hehe, why do we get double posts, this was a topic yesterday already. Edited April 22 by ChaiyaTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 20 minutes ago, webfact said: Prior to the police’s arrival, a rescue team tried for over 30 minutes to persuade the man to come down but had no success. Sounds like it worked just not in the way they wanted. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 7 hours ago, webfact said: The motive behind his decision to commit suicide has not yet been determined. Officers stated that they would contact his family to deliver the tragic news. I would do the bloods on the autopsy first - telling someone their relative died from a depression suicide may well be different to saying he was so stoned he thought he could fly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 An insensitive post has been removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, RichardColeman said: I would do the bloods on the autopsy first - telling someone their relative died from a depression suicide may well be different to saying he was so stoned he thought he could fly It takes a month or more to get toxicology results. They can hardly delay that long to notify family of the death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 In most countries it is illegal to climb any of these sort of towers. is Thailand different? Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmjl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 44 minutes ago, Stargeezr said: In most countries it is illegal to climb any of these sort of towers. is Thailand different? Just wondering. When the mind is disturbed it won't matter if something is illegal,where there's a will someone will find a way R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 20 hours ago, webfact said: Polish man falls to his death from 62-metre cell tower After sitting at the top of the tower motionless for over two hours, the man suddenly jumped. The topic title should reads jumps not falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave0206 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 16 hours ago, Stargeezr said: In most countries it is illegal to climb any of these sort of towers. is Thailand different? Just wondering. In the UK it is illegal to commit suicide but if you succeed charges are always dropped 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Too young to die, what was his pain? We will never know, RIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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