snoop1130 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 A US tourist was discovered dead on Tuesday morning after a fall from the seventh floor of a hotel in Pattaya. The Pattaya police received a call about the incident around 6:06 AM on June 4th. They, along with rescue workers, rushed to the unnamed hotel situated on Soi Thappraya 15. There they found the body of the deceased, a 43-year-old American named Michael Jeffery Bruggink. Bruggink was found without a shirt and showed no evidence of violence on his body or signs of forced entry in his hotel room. However, police found cannabis and numerous syringes in the room, now locked for further forensic study. The hotel's security guard, 34-year-old Supornchai Hadkham, reported that he didn't see the fall and doesn't know how or when it happened. He found Bruggink during his patrol and called the authorities when he found the tourist unresponsive. The reason behind this incident is unclear. The police are looking at possible scenarios such as an accidental fall or suicide. A forensic examination will be done to establish the exact cause. The incident will also be reported to the US embassy. File photo for reference only -- 2024-06-04 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) well its been awhile since we have had one of these as they were the hot topic for awhile before drunken thai men started killing friends over 20 bt..... by the look of that also seems he just missed the pool,,,but of course that could have been a drowning.. Edited June 4 by Sticky Rice Balls 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 4 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: well its been awhile since we have had one of these as they were the hot topic for awhile before drunken thai men started killing friends over 20 bt..... by the look of that also seems he just missed the pool,,,but of course that could have been a drowning.. File photo for reference only 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 very suspicious, 43yrs old is not old, they found drugs in his room but drugs don't make you jump from your balcony. They need to look at CCTV and verify who went into the room last and what time they came out. RIP poor guy. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 2 in one day with the Russian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) Yes, a Russian fell off his balcony last night. Theprasitt road condo apparently. Edited June 4 by SAFETY FIRST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 He died high by the sounds of it. What a way to go . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 balcony seems too high for accidental fall? or is that an AI generated image? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 The biggest suspicion I have is that it was on the 7th floor. That's a lower floor than most suicides would choose. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pique Dard Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 14 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: ...by the look of that also seems he just missed the pool ...missed the pool from....the 7th floor! during his lifetime, he must have been a great diving champion, i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Pattaya is of those unique places where all sorts from all over the world come to visit owing to it's reputations as a place where you can get everything at a price, a Mecha for all those who are are looking for drugs and vice and as such no wonder that some are paying the price for such indugments... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 14 hours ago, steven100 said: very suspicious, 43yrs old is not old, they found drugs in his room but drugs don't make you jump from your balcony. They need to look at CCTV and verify who went into the room last and what time they came out. RIP poor guy. Well they found cannabis....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gargamon Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 8 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Well they found cannabis....... And syringes... I haven't yet figured out how to inject cannabis. Please enlighten us on the technique. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 1 minute ago, gargamon said: And syringes... I haven't yet figured out how to inject cannabis. Please enlighten us on the technique. What makes you think I know? Syringes may be the sign of a diabetic, as no other drugs stated as found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgealbert Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 18 minutes ago, gargamon said: And syringes... I haven't yet figured out how to inject cannabis. Please enlighten us on the technique. This is a picture of what was found at the scene, inside the room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted June 4 Popular Post Share Posted June 4 15 hours ago, steven100 said: very suspicious, 43yrs old is not old, they found drugs in his room but drugs don't make you jump from your balcony. They need to look at CCTV and verify who went into the room last and what time they came out. RIP poor guy. 43 years old is old enough to have a screwed up life... drugs might not make you jump, but can make you unstable... balconies are not the place to be in that condition. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgealbert Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) Thai media shows that the balcony was at the rear of the building, with the body being found on a small walkway between the building and boundary wall, next to the car park. Edited June 4 by Georgealbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmB Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 16 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Bruggink was found without a shirt and showed no evidence of violence on his body He must have had a soft landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 In defence of Thai construction - which I am very critical of - that balcony looks quite secure. Guy must have been out of his mind and re-enacting a scene from the titanic in my opinion 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 17 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: In defence of Thai construction - which I am very critical of - that balcony looks quite secure. Guy must have been out of his mind and re-enacting a scene from the titanic in my opinion yes .... this is one possibility, was he horsing around and leant over the railing as far as he could and his feet lost their grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gargamon Posted June 5 Popular Post Share Posted June 5 24 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: In defence of Thai construction - which I am very critical of - that balcony looks quite secure. Guy must have been out of his mind and re-enacting a scene from the titanic in my opinion You obviously missed the “file photo. For reference only“ notation at the end of the OP. Clearly it isn't the balcony in question. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDSmart Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Unbelievable! I just don't understand why so many Farangs (and some Thais) die in Pattaya from falling off a balcony! The obvious suspicion is they were pushed off, but there seems to be one reported on AseanNow at least once a week! And I suspect there could be more than that not reported here. What's happening in Pattaya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingamabob Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 3 hours ago, Jingthing said: The biggest suspicion I have is that it was on the 7th floor. That's a lower floor than most suicides would choose. Less time to think on the way down.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ffshore360 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 15 minutes ago, WDSmart said: Unbelievable! I just don't understand why so many Farangs (and some Thais) die in Pattaya from falling off a balcony! The obvious suspicion is they were pushed off, but there seems to be one reported on AseanNow at least once a week! And I suspect there could be more than that not reported here. What's happening in Pattaya? Obvious suspicion? "Pusher" of a different kind for hire? Or just stoned and shot up some juice that lead him to dizzily lean too far over his balcony railing and fell? Given physical evidence as shown makes being pushed less than obvious surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 18 hours ago, chickenslegs said: File photo for reference only And therefore completely pointless. Again. And again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakuna Matata Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 OMG, again? What a nasty place Pattaya is. Should be avoided by all means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakuna Matata Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 2 hours ago, WDSmart said: The obvious suspicion is they were pushed off Of course, many of them were pushed off. This not an accident, this may be a murder probably. What do you think? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 2 hours ago, Thingamabob said: Less time to think on the way down.. Yeah but greater chance of not dying instantly. If it was the 2nd floor would people be thinking suicide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 A problem is the height of balcony rails. In Canada, standard height is 107cm and in Thailand it is between 90 - 100 cm. As we male falangs tend to be much taller than the average Thai (Canadians avg. 178cm and Thai 168cm) it's very easy to imagine accidental falls happening. So, the difference could be 27cm or more. That is a huge amount. Falling over that height is like tripping over a curb. It happens. I always approach a railing on a Thai balcony with care. Booze doesn't help of course, nor do drugs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 The deceased's Instagram page...based on the Wesleyan connection. https://www.instagram.com/mike1.61803/ It looks like he was well-traveled. That looks like a large block of hash (guess it could be heroin) to purchase if you're going to end it all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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