Authorities were alerted at 07.40 on October 14, to an attempted suicide on a pedestrian bridge along Route 331, near Ban Khao Hin School in Bo Win, Sriracha. The Bo Win Police Station’s 191 Radio Centre received a report that a man was threatening to jump from the bridge.

 

Upon receiving the report, Pol. Col. Anek Sarathongyu, Superintendent of Bo Win Police Station, promptly dispatched officers to the scene. Rescue workers from Bo Win’s Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office and the Si Latham Bueng Rescue Unit were also called to assist.

 

When authorities arrived, they found a man wearing a black t-shirt and a sarong sitting on the edge of the pedestrian bridge. He refused to let anyone approach, threatening to jump if they did. Police quickly cordoned off the area to prevent any bystanders from interfering and brought in an interpreter to communicate with the distressed individual.

 

 

Despite the police’s efforts to talk him down, the man, later identified as Mr. Yu Zin, a 27-year-old Myanmar national, waved them off, refusing to negotiate. For over 30 minutes, officers tried to de-escalate the situation, but Mr. Yu Zin continued to threaten to jump.

 

A responders in civilian clothes pretended to cross the bridge and at a critical moment, took advantage of the man’s brief distraction, talking to those below, to safely grab and pull him back from the edge. Upon inspecting him, authorities found that Mr. Yu Zin had sustained three self-inflicted stab wounds to his face.

 

Through the interpreter, Mr. Yu Zin revealed that he was deeply stressed, homesick, and without money to return to Myanmar, which led to his suicidal thoughts. Rescue workers provided first aid on-site before transporting him to Laem Chabang Hospital for further treatment. Police have contacted Mr. Yu Zin’s relatives to ensure he receives support moving forward.

 

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.

 

Picture and video from responders.

-- 2024-10-15

 

 

-- 2024-10-15

 

 

Well done to the rescuers.