Rescue Workers Face Backlash After Assisting a Drunk Man Found in a Canal

[Georgealbert]

 

 

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August 23, at 17:00, rescue workers in Samut Prakan faced unexpected hostility after assisting a drunk man who was found lying unconscious in a canal, only to be berated by him once he regained consciousness.

 

Samut Prakan Emergency Radio Center received a report about a man lying unconscious in Ta Nhu Canal, near Sukhumvit Road in Bang Muang Mai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province. In response, they dispatched a rescue team from the Samut Prakan City Municipality to investigate.

 

Upon arrival at the scene, the rescue workers found a man, estimated to be between 50 and 60 years old, lying in the drainage canal. The canal, which is about 3 metres wide and 5 metres from the road, is a public waterway. The man had a head injury and was lying with his head resting on the embankment while his body was submerged in the water, holding a bottle.

 

As the rescue team and nearby locals attempted to assist the man, he suddenly woke up from what appeared to be a drunken stupor. Despite their efforts to help, the man became uncooperative and aggressive. After being lifted from the canal and treated for his head wound, the man verbally abused the rescue workers, shouting, "Mind your own business!" before walking away on his own.

 

According to Ms. Sukanya, a rescue worker with Samut Prakan City Municipality, they had been informed of a man who had fallen into the canal with a head injury. Upon their arrival, they found him intoxicated and unable to get up. After helping him out of the water, they asked if he wanted to go to the hospital, but he refused to cooperate and declined medical assistance. When asked where he lived, he vaguely responded that his home was near the Naval Academy, but when asked for more details, he angrily replied, "Why do you care?"

 

Ms. Sukanya noted that the man likely rolled into the canal accidentally, possibly due to his intoxicated state. Although he had a head injury, he seemed determined to handle the situation on his own and insisted on leaving without further help. Despite their attempts to assist him, the man asked to be left alone, so the rescue team escorted him to a nearby tile shop to clean up before he continued on his way.

 

-- 2024-08-24

 

 

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[terryq]

Should've thrown him back in.

 

 

[fondue zoo]

A head wound, in that water.

[brianthainess]

19 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

When asked where he lived, he vaguely responded that his home was near the Naval Academy, but when asked for more details, he angrily replied, "Why do you care?"

Sounds suicidal to me, did the navy cause that, or rejected love ?

full marks for not letting go of your bottle though.

20 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

The man had a head injury and was lying with his head resting on the embankment while his body was submerged in the water, holding a bottle.

 

[cowellandrew]

head resting on the embankment while his body was submerged in the water, holding a bottle.

 

still had the lao cow respect!

I ☻🐒😂🐘

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

As the rescue team and nearby locals attempted to assist the man, he suddenly woke up from what appeared to be a drunken stupor. Despite their efforts to help, the man became uncooperative and aggressive. After being lifted from the canal and treated for his head wound, the man verbally abused the rescue workers, shouting, "Mind your own business!" before walking away on his own.

Doing his laundry?

[Taboo2]

No good deed goes unpunished.

[Crabby XPatty]

Untreated alcoholism...face in the gutter and looking down on the world.