Russian Tourist Dies After Sliding into the Sea from Tour Boat in Pattaya

[Georgealbert]

 

Pictures courtesy of SiamChon.

 

A 33-year-old Russian tourist lost his life after sliding from a water slide at the rear of a tour boat near Koh Sak, off the coast of Pattaya. The incident occurred around 17.00 on 11 February, when rescue teams were dispatched to assist after the man lost consciousness following a hard impact with the water.

 

Rescue personnel from Pattaya’s marine disaster response team and the Sawang Boriboon Foundation rushed to the scene by speedboat. Upon arrival, they found the tourist, identified as Mr. Andrew Anganov, lying unconscious without a pulse on the deck of a large tour boat near Koh Sak. Weighing over 100kg, the man had reportedly gone down the slide into the sea before climbing back onto the boat, complaining of severe back pain. Moments later, he collapsed and lost consciousness.

 

Rescue workers immediately performed CPR in an attempt to revive him while transferring him to a speedboat for urgent transport back to Pattaya. Upon reaching the shore, medical teams continued resuscitation efforts and transferred him to Pattaya City Hospital. Despite their best efforts, he was pronounced dead.

 

A crew member of the tour boat, a 25-year-old Myanmar national named Ni, reported that the deceased had been part of a tour group visiting Koh Sak for swimming and water activities. After using the slide, he appeared to suffer a severe impact upon hitting the water. He managed to climb back on board but soon complained of intense back pain before collapsing. The boat’s captain immediately contacted emergency services.

 

 

Tourist police, led by Pol. Lt. Col. Suparat Meepricha, arrived to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death. Initial findings confirmed that the tourist had only arrived in Pattaya on 9 February and had joined the tour boat trip that day. Due to his large build, investigators believe he may have suffered serious injuries upon hitting the water, leading to his loss of consciousness and subsequent death.

 

However, authorities have ordered a full autopsy at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Police General Hospital, in Bangkok to determine the exact cause of death. Further investigations will be conducted by Pattaya City Police.

 

-- 2025-02-12

 

[thesetat]

Usually, when someone hits the water too hard or hard enough to damage their body, they lose consciousness upon impact. I wonder how he was able to climb back into the boat. Perhaps he died from a heart attack following the incident or got internal damage that delayed his death long enough to get back into the boat. 

Either way, the boat needs to be checked for safety protocols. Sounds like they were not in place if he was so big for this to happen. ... 

[jacko45k]

7 minutes ago, thesetat said:

Usually, when someone hits the water too hard or hard enough to damage their body, they lose consciousness upon impact. I wonder how he was able to climb back into the boat. Perhaps he died from a heart attack following the incident or got internal damage that delayed his death long enough to get back into the boat. 

Either way, the boat needs to be checked for safety protocols. Sounds like they were not in place if he was so big for this to happen. ... 

Seemingly young for a heart attack.... I was suspecting an internal rupture. Tragic really. 

[hotchilli]

On 2/12/2025 at 5:57 AM, Georgealbert said:

He managed to climb back on board but soon complained of intense back pain before collapsing. The boat’s captain immediately contacted emergency services.

So no trained first aid responders on the boat?

 

[zepplin]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

So no trained first aid responders on the boat?

 

Why should they have that ? Does every boat in your co have one! 
thought not , that a Thai basher eh?

[Hakuna Matata]

Those water sliders onboard are not safe. This tourist attraction should be banned.

[TheFishman1]

Listen as far as safety goes here that’s like nonexistent you think they’re safety on the zip line you think they’re safety I’m a slider back of a boat they have no clue on how to deal with the real emergency where it comes to medical maybe they should’ve had a weight limit like if you’re over so many kilos we don’t recommend you use this slide TIT 

[Watawattana]

I wonder how many 100kg+ folks have used these slides in Thailand and elsewhere, and how many people have come a cropper.  I suspect a very tiny minority.