Picture and video from bystanders.

 

A group of Royal Thai Navy personnel intervened to save a distraught young woman attempting to jump from a pedestrian bridge on Sukhumvit Road near the Navy Recruit Training Centre in Sattahip, Chonburi.

 

The incident occurred at 13.45 on December 8, when Lieutenant Commander Jirasak Sakphan, from the Navy’s Finance Department, was traveling to Pattaya with Petty Officer First Class Montri Charoenrit and three naval cadets when they witnessed the incident. While stopped at a red light, the group spotted a 25-year-old woman sitting on the railing of the bridge, sobbing uncontrollably and dangling her legs over the edge.

 

Recognising the urgency of the situation, they immediately parked their vehicle and called the police and emergency services. Lieutenant Commander Jirasak and Petty Officer Montri positioned themselves below the bridge to engage the woman in conversation, attempting to calm her. Meanwhile, the three naval cadets, Dhanaitep Chusri, Samrit Kumwong, and Tachnucha Sontwanet, rushed onto the bridge to prepare for a potential rescue.

 

Despite their efforts to soothe her, the woman showed no signs of calming down and appeared ready to jump. Acting quickly, Lieutenant Commander Jirasak distracted her by diverting her attention, giving the cadets a crucial moment to act. In a coordinated move, they lunged forward and pulled her back to safety, albeit with some difficulty, as she continued crying hysterically.

 

Local residents revealed that the woman had been arguing heatedly with her foreign boyfriend over his infidelity, which had driven her to attempt suicide.

 

Thanks to the quick thinking and teamwork of the navy personnel, the woman’s life was saved. She was handed over to authorities for further support and counselling.

 

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.

 

-- 2024-12-10

 

 

 

That bridge is not high enough, you'd be left with just awful injuries

2 meters  is all it takes if you hit head first irrespective of the vehicles to finish one off.

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

That bridge is not high enough, you'd be left with just awful injuries

She was waiting for  a cement mixer. 

1 hour ago, degrub said:

2 meters  is all it takes if you hit head first irrespective of the vehicles to finish one off.

Don't try it, you'd regret it, that road isn't busy enough, cars stopped yesterday just because a water bottle in the road

Damned farangs again.