British Tourist Found Dead in Phuket Drainage Ditch

[Ralf001]

8 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Thanks for posting the video. Having studied it many times poor Mr Wright's actions still remain a mystery

prolly yaba.

[Liverpool Lou]

18 hours ago, BritScot said:

Nasty people jump straight to Blaming the foreigner "He must be drunk"! Try looking at the photo. Barrier, that is a little exaggerated, look at it, it's almost knee hight at the large step. Path is also unsafe with several area's one could trip resulting in one tripping. The other fact is its outside a hospital. Maybe he was going to the hospital, tripped and died. This should never have happened,  the drain should have been covered,  no massive steps and flat smooth sidewalks.  Thailand inferstructuer is 3rd world at best except for sky train and MRT. Let us not forget the possibility of being nocked in by a motorbike driving on the path. Lots of possibilities.  Stop Blaming foreigners. 

The OP clearly states that he was seen on CCTV climbing over the steel barrier!   Nothing to do with the condition of the pavement, a hospital nearby, tripping, the height of the barrier or Thai "inferstructuer" [sic].

[Liverpool Lou]

18 hours ago, BritScot said:

Nasty people jump straight to Blaming the foreigner

Equally nasty AN posters jump straight to blaming the Thais.

[Georgealbert]

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

 

[theshu25]

2 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Family of three travelled. The 17yo has a different last name. Perhaps a second marriage?  Perhaps wife too distraught to identify?

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. On the evening of November 19, around 22:00. Mr. Wright left the hotel room and failed to return. Attempts to contact him were unsuccessful.

[arick]

46 minutes ago, Blueman1 said:

Why ?? Does THAT Make ANY Difference ??

Could make a good joke if you knew exactly where he was from in the UK.

[Old Croc]

Thailand should follow first world UK with safety standards:

 

[richard_smith237]

41 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

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

 

 

Filmed 'after' or 'before' the tragic loss of life....       Looks like a very fresh lick of paint there.

 

 

 

 

[ronster]

Wonder if he was going for a quick trip to the toilet and thought it might be ok as nobody would see him down there .

Looks like when he went down he slips so possibly hit his head and fell face first into the water . 

[riverhigh]

5 hours ago, 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.

 

 

Thanks for creating the photo, saves me time reading the article. IMHO,  the barrier couldn't have been any clearer!! As usual we get the expat community from the "nanny states" compaining that the Thai authorities could have done a better job of securing the area. The foreigner knowingly ignored the barrier and died for his mistake. R.I.P.

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How could it happen?    Has anyone ever heard of tripping and falling?

 

 

[richard_smith237]

3 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Thanks for posting the video. Having studied it many times poor Mr Wright's actions still remain a mystery. He appears to be looking over a well constructed steel fence, having just arrived at that point and not, apparently, having previously dropped an item into the drainage hole. Then, for some reason,he goes to the end of the fenced off area, climbs, over the fence, and falls down the hole. Maybe he dropped an item into the hole earlier than indicated in the video and returned there some time later to retrieve it. A search of the contents of the drainage hole may help to explain what was in his mind at the time.

 

Yup - the behavior itself is so inexplicable...  

 

To know these are the last minutes of someones life is quite chilling - but equally so, at least it answers any questions the family may have regarding foul play etc.

[Captain Flack]

Some bickering post, with two posters just trying to bait each other have been removed.

 

This continuous disruptive behaviour across multiple topics is becoming tedious and all it does is disrupt the discussion.for everyone else.
 

So either stop or expect a time out