British Tourist Found Dead in Phuket Drainage Ditch

[Confuscious]

On 11/21/2024 at 12:41 AM, Georgealbert said:

This is a picture captured from CCTV. It shows that the victim had climbed over the railings and no-one else was involved. It is not clear why he climbed over.

 

 

Looks like he was taking a selfie in the drainage ditch

[Confuscious]

On 11/21/2024 at 3:02 AM, Georgealbert said:

Miss Katie Isabel, 17, a relative of the deceased, informed investigators that Mr. Wright and his family of three had arrived in Phuket on November 17, staying at Seaview Hotel.

Was he trying to do a shortcut to the hotel trough the drainage pipes?

[Confuscious]

On 11/21/2024 at 5:01 AM, Georgealbert said:

This video from Thai media was filmed at the location on the evening of November 21.

 

Was he trying to swim to his hotel?
A shortcut?

[Confuscious]

On 11/21/2024 at 10:09 AM, richard_smith237 said:

As mentioned earlier - if you don't like discussion, don't go to a forum designed for 'discussion'... Read a news site instead.

I know somebody who fits this line completely: "Stay out of the BRITS THREADS and I will stay out of your threads."
Signed Marky

[wombat]

On 11/21/2024 at 5:14 AM, Ralf001 said:

oh come on... trip level height, was he 10ft tall ?

hips at top rail height...balance tipping point ?

edit...no, he climbed over

 

Edited 12 hours ago by wombat

[wombat]

On 11/22/2024 at 11:28 PM, Confuscious said:

It is not clear why he climbed over.

 was it the voices perhaps?

[Confuscious]

9 hours ago, wombat said:

 was it the voices perhaps?

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The "voices in his head"?

[chickenslegs]

10 hours ago, wombat said:

hips at top rail height...balance tipping point ?

edit...no, he climbed over

 

The full video (pasted here a few pages back) shows that the guy spent a few seconds looking into the drain from different angles before deciding to climb over the fence. 

Maybe he saw something interesting - or something he had lost before.

Anyway, he decided to climb down and take a better look.

It's quite clear from the video that, in climbing down, he slipped backwards and disappeared into the ditch (possibly knocking himself unconscious).

If he ended up face down in the waste water, his life would be over in a few minutes.

Drunk or not, I think this is a reasonable explanation for this tragic and untimely death.