A 54-year-old Belgian man died after jumping from the rooftop of an eight-storey condominium in Pattaya on the evening of 29 March 2026, despite rescue efforts at the scene. Emergency services were alerted at 19:50 to reports of a foreign man attempting to jump from a height at a building in Soi Naklua 16/1. By the time responders arrived, the man had already fallen and was pronounced dead at the scene after unsuccessful CPR attempts.

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Police and rescue workers secured the area to allow emergency operations, but were unable to prevent the fatal outcome. The deceased was identified  by authorities as Mr Christophe Eveline Loxy, a Belgian national. Authorities confirmed that officers from Pattaya City Police Station were en route to intervene but could not reach him in time.

A 53-year-old security guard at the condominium stated that the man lived on the fourth floor in room 202/63. The man was located after he had gone up to the rooftop, where the guard attempted to persuade him not to jump for approximately 10 minutes. Despite these efforts, the man ultimately leapt from the building.

A subsequent inspection of the man’s room by police found a strong smell of cannabis and several opened beer bottles. However, there were no signs of a struggle, forced entry, or missing belongings. Officers documented the scene as evidence.

Police initially believe the man may have been under the influence of cannabis or some other drug, plus may have been experiencing mental health issues, which could have contributed to his actions. However, authorities stressed that the exact cause of the incident and contributing factors will be confirmed following a detailed forensic investigation.

The body has been transferred to Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation for preservation while awaiting an autopsy. Officials are also working to interview the man’s relatives and reviewing CCTV from the condo, as part of the ongoing investigation.

Investigators will rely on forensic findings to determine the precise circumstances surrounding the death. Authorities have not ruled out any factors pending the official medical report and investigation.

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Very very sad

When is something going to be done?

When?

This makes me not only sad but angry too

3 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Very very sad

When is something going to be done?

When?

This makes me not only sad but angry too

You should present your statistical data to the relevant authourities and demand change.

Just now, Ralf001 said:

You should present your statistical data to the relevant authourities and demand change.

Well funny you should say that

I actually rang the Samaritans charity emergency number when I was in Pattaya to test it out ,do an audit so to speak

Only to have the phone line ring out !!!

And so apparently there are no volunteers to man it 24 hours, unbelievable

I dont get how a small city like Pattaya can have so many jumpers/fallers...And it's been happening for decades....It happens like weekly and sometimes even more.

If someone tries to commit suicide, don't do CPR

2 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

When is something going to be done?

Most, if not all of these guys have run out of money, spent it all having too much fun, maybe listened to the wrong bar girl after settling down.

I've know many good guys who lost their life savings here, all went back home broke, quite sad.

Anyway, now you've mentioned it, something can be done.

You are around the age to withdraw your superannuation. You've been working all your life, I'm sure your super will be quite a package. Sell your apartment, withdraw your super and help these penny less foreigners who are looking to end their life

Life sometimes doesn't go our way and deals us a bad hand and for one reason or another people decide to end it. But why do it in such a public manner, why do it in a way that will traumatize people and potentially harm people in the process? Why not just do it in the quiet of your own home using poison or overdosing on drugs or doing something else that is an effective way of ending it without causing a public spectacle? Show some dignity.

4 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Well funny you should say that

I actually rang the Samaritans charity emergency number when I was in Pattaya to test it out ,do an audit so to speak

Only to have the phone line ring out !!!

And so apparently there are no volunteers to man it 24 hours, unbelievable

You could offer to man the phones, but I fear there would be an increase in jumpers after you spoke to them

4 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Very very sad

When is something going to be done?

When?

This makes me not only sad but angry too

What needs to be done?

When will they blame weed?

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Most, if not all of these guys have run out of money, spent it all having too much fun,

Anyway, now you've mentioned it, something can be done.

You are around the age to withdraw your superannuation. You've been working all your life, I'm sure your super will be quite a package. Sell your apartment, withdraw your super and help these penny less foreigners who are looking to end their life

He could start with the semi naked men he spies on at flybird through their apartment screen doors.

Just now, Taboo2 said:

When will they blame weed?

Drug induced has a lot to do with it I believe...good point

13 minutes ago, Grumpy one said:

You could offer to man the phones, but I fear there would be an increase in jumpers after you spoke to them

Maybe they had caller ID turned on, noticed who it was and decided not to answer!

2 hours ago, redwood1 said:

I dont get how a small city like Pattaya can have so many jumpers/fallers...And it's been happening for decades....It happens like weekly and sometimes even more.

Disneyland for adults does have an effect on weak minds. Just look at those folks in America who spend tens of thousands at Disneyland....Dopamine baby. When it runs out,,,head for the hills.

5 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Very very sad

When is something going to be done?

When?

When is something going to be done about what?

4 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Well funny you should say that

I actually rang the Samaritans charity emergency number when I was in Pattaya to test it out ,do an audit so to speak

Only to have the phone line ring out !!!

And so apparently there are no volunteers to man it 24 hours, unbelievable

You were planning on completely wasting the charity's time? Unbelievable.

5 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Very very sad

When is something going to be done?

When?

This makes me not only sad but angry too

what do you mean by something going to be done ? If they are drunk, drugs or other problems...! I feel sorry for the ambulance staff to clean up the mess !

It is always sad to hear about someone choosing to end their life like. Mental health issues are very hard to deal with especially if you live somewhere where you don't have a good support network. While I am not blaming weed (I believe that is a personal choice) or any other drugs he may have used, I do think that it is sad that people who have mental health issues try to self medicate with with drugs or alcohol. This use often leads to more problems and isolation rather than getting medical or psychological help.

7 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Very very sad

When is something going to be done?

When?

This makes me not only sad but angry too

It is difficult to know what can be done.

The classic "Pattaya mid life crisis", no longer able, or able to afford to, chat up the girls, burnt through his money, a combination of Cannabis, booze and mental illness...

None of these are things to justify locking up or mandatory treatment.

3 hours ago, JensenZ said:

What needs to be done?

7 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Very very sad

When is something going to be done?

When?

This makes me not only sad but angry too

Something to be done ?

Higher fences around the condos ?

3 hours ago, Taboo2 said:

Disneyland for adults does have an effect on weak minds. Just look at those folks in America who spend tens of thousands at Disneyland....Dopamine baby. When it runs out,,,head for the hills.

+1 for blaming the americans. 🫱‍🫲

7 minutes ago, Jim Blue said:

Something to be done ?

Higher fences around the condos ?

Like Isaan Girl mentioned, it's a mental illness, depression, that has most doing this, and seeking help is the only way, at first acknowledging you have a problem and want to help yourself, as many don't think and just act. Many self-medicate as they know it's a temporary fix, but can make matters worse. If it wasn't this jump, it would have been something else immediate, as some don't like pain. My best friend used carbon monoxide as he didn't like pain.

2 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Like Isaan Girl mentioned, it's a mental illness, depression, that has most doing this, and seeking help is the only way, at first acknowledging you have a problem and want to help yourself, as many don't think and just act. Many self-medicate as they know it's a temporary fix, but can make matters worse. If it wasn't this jump, it would have been something else immediate, as some don't like pain. My best friend used carbon monoxide as he didn't like pain.

Well Fred since we are not here to solve every nutters problems

and the subject is condo jumpers I think it might be a

Good start.?

I suppose a mental test on arrival would put some

people off ?

4 minutes ago, Jim Blue said:

Well Fred since we are not here to solve every nutters problems

and the subject is condo jumpers I think it might be a

Good start.?

I suppose a mental test on arrival would put some

people off ?

4 minutes ago, Jim Blue said:

Mental illnesses carry a stigma many don't want put on them, which is why they won't seek help. There are extreme highs and lows in depression episodes much of the time, and they think going to Thailand might make them happy, with it's easy sex tourism reputation, along with the change, but wherever you go, there you are.

They aren't nutters. Just hurting from genetics half of the time, especially in this type of extreme case, and some life events a precursor also. Loneliness, drugs and alcohol, losses, or illness.

Going on vacation might help or hurry it along, depending on events, but it'll come eventually unless they seek help.

Self-medicating.

RIP

49 minutes ago, Issan girl said:

I do think that it is sad that people who have mental health issues try to self medicate with with drugs or alcohol. This use often leads to more problems and isolation rather than getting medical or psychological help.

I think that lifestyle is the norm for many. What would they do if they didn't self medicate?

Why do people go to bars to drink alcohol? Likely they don't have any real friends. Their friends are often just people doing the same thing. You see them sitting with alcohol, watching people walk by on the street.

You have to think that many gave up their lives in their respective countries to bet it all on a local woman. Often when reality kicks in and they've possibly already alienated their families abroad, with whom can they share the burden of their loneliness?

What medical and psychological help might change their situation?

Perhaps not easy for old men to change direction.

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Well funny you should say that

I actually rang the Samaritans charity emergency number when I was in Pattaya to test it out ,do an audit so to speak

Only to have the phone line ring out !!!

And so apparently there are no volunteers to man it 24 hours, unbelievable

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Well funny you should say that

I actually rang the Samaritans charity emergency number when I was in Pattaya to test it out ,do an audit so to speak

Only to have the phone line ring out !!!

And so apparently there are no volunteers to man it 24 hours, unbelievable

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Well funny you should say that

I actually rang the Samaritans charity emergency number when I was in Pattaya to test it out ,do an audit so to speak

Only to have the phone line ring out !!!

And so apparently there are no volunteers to man it 24 hours, unbelievable

Were you surprised by the fact nobody answered or you expected that would be the result. As for me, I expected that would be the result. Imagine you are a person ready to jump but at the last minute you call this, "Samaritans charity emergency number" and get the result you got. That would further strengthen my belief that, "life is not worth living", would it not?

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Well funny you should say that

I actually rang the Samaritans charity emergency number when I was in Pattaya to test it out ,do an audit so to speak

Only to have the phone line ring out !!!

And so apparently there are no volunteers to man it 24 hours, unbelievable

5 hours ago, redwood1 said:

I dont get how a small city like Pattaya can have so many jumpers/fallers...And it's been happening for decades....It happens like weekly and sometimes even more.

Nothing unusual or mysterious.

Pattaya attracts a demographic that is more likely to commit suicide. The frequency we see reflects the high concentration of at risk people. It is not Pattaya itself or the other foreigners, but the people who go to Pattaya thinking that it will cure their problems, when the reality is that it will worsen them.

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Well funny you should say that

I actually rang the Samaritans charity emergency number when I was in Pattaya to test it out ,do an audit so to speak

Only to have the phone line ring out !!!

And so apparently there are no volunteers to man it 24 hours, unbelievable

You could report this to Samaritans themselves - perhaps there was an oversight at the time you called. If they are promising 24-7 support, even though they are a charity their promises of support should not be empty.

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

9 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Very very sad

When is something going to be done?

When?

When is something going to be done about what?

You really need his point spelling out - there are seemingly a lot of suicides in these areas - investigation into whether this is disproportionate or not wouldn't go amiss - something 'done' ? - something could be done - for example: Vegas is engineered against 'jumpers' with most hotels not having balcony's or roof access etc.

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Well funny you should say that

I actually rang the Samaritans charity emergency number when I was in Pattaya to test it out ,do an audit so to speak

Only to have the phone line ring out !!!

And so apparently there are no volunteers to man it 24 hours, unbelievable

You were planning on completely wasting the charity's time? Unbelievable.

If there’s no official audit, that’s a fair point to raise. In most discussions involving a suicide, there’s typically a follow-up comment after the initial report that provides a Samaritans support line. But if that line isn’t actually staffed at the time, then those offers of support amount to little more than empty words.