German drowns off Larn Island in Pattaya Bay

PATTAYA:--A German thought to be aged 71 was seen floating face-down in the waters off Larn Island on Saturday afternoon by a speed-boat operator.

The body of the man, whose name is not known, was recovered by Pattaya Sea Rescue Workers. The body was spotted approximately 700 meters from the coast of Larn Island. An initial inspection was made and no visible signs of trauma were seen.

Khun Chardree aged 40, a restaurant owner on the Island, told Police that he saw the man enter the water at approximately 1pm.
Full story:http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/86783/german-drowns-larn-island-pattaya-bay/

-- Pattaya One 2013-05-12

Sounds like this man died from natural causes, but it's getting to the stage where there's a death or serious injury every week out at Koh Larn. Maybe there needs to be better supervision of the swimming areas.

Unwarranted aspersions have been removed. Please remember that the deceased's family may be reading this.

There are dangerous currents on the western side of Koh Larn.

I was on a fishing trip not too long ago, where we had a close call when swimming. The current just pulled 5 people away from the boat and the captain had to really fight with the rudder and engine just to catch the group. This was very scary and truly dangerous, because none of the group had life vests on.

...nobody should swim or dive alone....let alone an older person...

...any responsible local, familiar with the dangers....a witness .... should act accordingly...or be hled accountable...

(...hopefully, the holding of the persons valuables is not behind the lack of concern or involvement...)

...nobody should swim or dive alone....let alone an older person...

...any responsible local, familiar with the dangers....a witness .... should act accordingly...or be hled accountable...

(...hopefully, the holding of the persons valuables is not behind the lack of concern or involvement...)

Held accountable ? for what not telling a farang in Thai that its dangerous to swim somewhere ? Accountability in Thailand, good luck with that...

Should not swim alone. omg are you for real, perhaps no one should cross a road on their own too ?

This guy could easily have had a heart attack than have been in difficulties due to currents.

This is another one where we will probably never really know the cause of death.

The only thing we can say is RIP.