Australian man found dead in Pattaya

Pattaya, Chon Buri - An Australian man was found dead inside his rented room in this seaside town Tuesday. Police suspected he was killed by drug overdose.

The body of Sascha Nitsche, 33, was found on the bed in a room on the fourth floor of Saneh Apartment on Soi Chalermprakiart off Pattaya 3 Road at noon.

Police noticed a needle hold on his left hand and found a leather strap on the bed.

Police also found used needles and unused ones of the desk.

The man has been living in the room for about two months and was scheduled to check out Tuesday.

A maid wanted to clean the room but the man did not answer the knock on the door so she used a spare key to open the room and found his body.

The body was sent to the Police Hospital in Bangkok for an autopsy.

-- The Nation 2011-05-31

Austrian found dead in South Pattaya apartment

PATTAYA:-- An Austrian tourist was found dead in a guest house off Pattaya Third Road on Tuesday and evidence of class 1 drug usage was found inside the room. Police arrived and were directed room number 6 at the Sanae Apartments in Soi 23 off Third Road. On the bed was the body of Mr. Sascha Nitsche aged 33 from Austria. Next to the bed was a selection of drug taking paraphernalia commonly used to ingest class 1 drugs, including a spoon with a white residue on it. It appears Mr. Nitsche had also injected himself and used a leather belt around his arm to reduce blood flow.

Full story HERE

-- Pattaya One 2011-05-31

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Sad way to go...should be a warning to others who take the Devil into their veins; but your atoms are eternal.

Can someone please inform The Nation that "Australia" and "Austria" are not exactly the same country? RIP

Can someone please inform The Nation that "Australia" and "Austria" are not exactly the same country? RIP

We must cut them some slack...as they will tell you a million times, they were never colonized, so their grasp of foreign languages is a little weak.

so their grasp of foreign languages is a little weak.

That's understandable, but what about "geography" ?

so their grasp of foreign languages is a little weak.

That's understandable, but what about "geography" ?

Austria, Australia... what's the difference? both are islands. one is surrounded by land, the other one by water

Thanks, Naam, your comment made me laugh which is a great way to start the day. Reminds me of the time many years ago as a teenager I was travelling on a bus across Turkey and found it hard to explain to the locals that Australia was not Austria .

So we look at the news sources (joke ) and keep guessing to the unfortunates nationality.

So my choice is Austrian just going by his name.

The questions below about Australia are from potential visitors. They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of humour:

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK).

A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)

A: Depends how much you’ve been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney – Can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)

A: Sure, it’s only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)

A: So it’s true what they say about Swedes.

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)

A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some info about hippo racing in Australia? (USA)

A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the

Pacific which does not… oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.

Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)

A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we’ll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? UK)

A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys’ Choir schedule? (USA)

A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is…oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (Germany)

A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter gatherers. Milk is illegal.

Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)

A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It’s a kind of bear and lives in trees. (UK)

A: It’s called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking

So we look at the news sources (joke ) and keep guessing to the unfortunates nationality.

So my choice is Austrian just going by his name.

Pattaya One story had a passport photo...he's Austrian

The girls at Saneh Massage say he kept himself to himself, lived in a room upstairs and had no money.

Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)

A: Depends how much you’ve been drinking.

Funny thing about that. There is a small mob of roos on Herrison Island, which is in the middle of the Swan river and part of the road crossing the river.If there was not a fence on Herrison Island to keep the idiots away from the roos, there could be 'roos in the main drag of Perth.