webfact Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Thai hotel clerk rescues drowning Swiss touristA hotel clerk rescued a drowning Swiss tourist as he struggled to get back to shore in heavy seas in Koh Samui.KOH SAMUI: -- November 22, 2013 [PDN]; At 5.00 p.m. a journalists reported that there was the incident of a tourist who got into difficulty in the sea off the beach of Chaweng Cove Resotel hotel, Moo 3 Tambon Borphood, Amphur Koh Samui, Suratthani province so the journalists went to inspect at scene.Upon arriving at the incident the journalist found that there were hotel clerks and almost 100 tourists and they were pointing out that there was foreign tourist drowning due to the rough sea with 4 meter waves, he was having difficulty swimming back to shore. Suddenly, Mr. Thanyaboon Somsong, aged 24, and his colleagues of the Beach Guard department of Chaweng Cove Resotel hotel had seen the incident so Mr. Thanyaboon asked for permission from the hotel manager to wear a life jacket and then headed out on the jet ski in to heavy seas to rescue the drowning tourist a Mr. Stephan Fassola, aged 42, who is Swiss tourist.Mr. Stephan was a little bit weary and said that he is staying at O.P. Bungalow hotel which is almost 1 km from there, he also said that even though the red flags were flying telling people not to go into the water because it is too dangerous he violated this because he said he is a strong swimmer but once out in the rough sea roughly 100 meters from shore he was tossed around by the large waves which made him very tired and struggled to get back to shore, so he waved his arms trying to attract attention. He also added that he would like to thank Mr. Thanyaboon that endangered himself to rescue him.Source: http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2013/11/22/hotel-clerk-jet-ski-rescue/-- Pattaya Daily News 2013-11-22 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I have done this twice as a civvy on holiday. Nooooooooooo resident lifeguard . (not in LOS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mole Posted November 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2013 Stupid farang... with waves like today, it's suicide to swim. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neilly Posted November 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2013 Fair play to Mr Thanyaboon ...Mr Stephan Fassola deserves a slap around the head tho 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Fair play to Mr Thanyaboon ...Mr Stephan Fassola deserves a slap around the head tho You will not believe this. but the few I saved from drowning did not say thank you or buy me a beer. Perhaps they felt embarrassed, never worked that one out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentbkk Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Those tourists would never do that in their own countries, red flag means the same everywhere , but here they still believe they can do anything .. just hope he will reward very well the guy who saved him ...... Well done Mr Thanyaboon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeThePoster Posted November 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2013 I was in a similar predicament once, but I used my Swiss Army knife to cut through the waves and reach the shore safely. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Fair play to Mr Thanyaboon ...Mr Stephan Fassola deserves a slap around the head tho You will not believe this. but the few I saved from drowning did not say thank you or buy me a beer. Perhaps they felt embarrassed, never worked that one out. There's nowt as queer as folk ...then again, perhaps they were trying to drown themselves and didn't want saving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Fair play to Mr Thanyaboon ...Mr Stephan Fassola deserves a slap around the head tho You will not believe this. but the few I saved from drowning did not say thank you or buy me a beer. Perhaps they felt embarrassed, never worked that one out. There's nowt as queer as folk ...then again, perhaps they were trying to drown themselves and didn't want saving The thought did cross my mind , but nooooooooo, none of them fought me off. Especially the Italian lass......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubes Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 If you're going to go out in that big surf at least take a board, you never know you might get the ride of you're life or get a decent barrel. Always always remember to swim with the rip then try cut across it, I dont know it they teach you that in switzerland with all the big surf they have there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brunovski Posted November 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2013 Those tourists would never do that in their own countries, red flag means the same everywhere , but here they still believe they can do anything .. just hope he will reward very well the guy who saved him ...... Well done Mr Thanyaboon Have you ever visited the pristine beaches in Switzerland 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubes Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 If you're going to go out in that big surf at least take a board, you never know you might get the ride of you're life or get a decent barrel. Always always remember to swim with the rip then try cut across it, I dont know it they teach you that in switzerland with all the big surf they have there.Sorry forgot to add a sarcastic smiley face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Those tourists would never do that in their own countries, red flag means the same everywhere , but here they still believe they can do anything .. just hope he will reward very well the guy who saved him ...... Well done Mr Thanyaboon Rubbish, I risked MY neck to save numnuts in the UK............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLing Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 "KOH SAMUI: -- November 22, 2013 [PDN]; At 5.00 p.m. a journalists reported " Waooo, now we get the news even before it happen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostmebike Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) I was in a similar predicament once, but I used my Swiss Army knife to cut through the waves and reach the shore safely. You're a funny man Jo! Edited November 22, 2013 by lostmebike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLing Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Those tourists would never do that in their own countries, red flag means the same everywhere , but here they still believe they can do anything .. just hope he will reward very well the guy who saved him ...... Well done Mr Thanyaboon Nor sure if they have red flags on the beaches in Switzerland but be assured, for every silly tourist who goes swimming in the sea despite warnings not to do so, you'll find a silly tourist climbing up the mountains despite warnings not to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I was in a similar predicament once, but I used my Swiss Army knife to cut through the waves and reach the shore safely. Glad to hear the knife helped. Did they find and re-attach your missing 5 fingers and 4 toes.? ..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Well done Mr Somsong and colleagues. Buddha's blessings be upon you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie61 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) Those tourists would never do that in their own countries, red flag means the same everywhere , but here they still believe they can do anything .. just hope he will reward very well the guy who saved him ...... Well done Mr Thanyaboon Have you ever visited the pristine beaches in Switzerland We swiss have no monopoly on fine (ocean) beaches but pristine lake beaches grace many of our cities, and I would drink a glass of water off the beach: by the same token, we are not over endowed with agricultural land, or mineral resources, but we do own the biggest food company and one of the biggest mining companies in the world. Edited November 22, 2013 by eddie61 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I was in a similar predicament once, but I used my Swiss Army knife to cut through the waves and reach the shore safely. Glad to hear the knife helped. Did they find and re-attach your missing 5 fingers and 4 toes.? ..................... Luckily, I could retrieve them all using my Rolex Submariner Oyster Perpetual Datejust for the dive and had them reattached at Dr. Somchai's plastic surgery clinic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I was in a similar predicament once, but I used my Swiss Army knife to cut through the waves and reach the shore safely. Glad to hear the knife helped. Did they find and re-attach your missing 5 fingers and 4 toes.? ..................... Luckily, I could retrieve them all using my Rolex Submariner Oyster Perpetual Datejust for the dive and had them reattached at Dr. Somchai's plastic surgery clinic. Good man...... ......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikbenhet Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Tambon Borphood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Those tourists would never do that in their own countries, red flag means the same everywhere , but here they still believe they can do anything .. just hope he will reward very well the guy who saved him ...... Well done Mr Thanyaboon Have you ever visited the pristine beaches in Switzerland We swiss have no monopoly on fine (ocean) beaches but pristine lake beaches grace many of our cities, and I would drink a glass of water off the beach: by the same token, we are not over endowed with agricultural land, or mineral resources, but we do own the biggest food company and one of the biggest mining companies in the world. Are you serious ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Last Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcrab Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Fair play to Mr Thanyaboon ...Mr Stephan Fassola deserves a slap around the head tho You will not believe this. but the few I saved from drowning did not say thank you or buy me a beer. Perhaps they felt embarrassed, never worked that one out. Maybe more "kiss of life" and less tongue.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcrab Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Those tourists would never do that in their own countries, red flag means the same everywhere , but here they still believe they can do anything .. just hope he will reward very well the guy who saved him ...... Well done Mr Thanyaboon Have you ever visited the pristine beaches in Switzerland We swiss have no monopoly on fine (ocean) beaches but pristine lake beaches grace many of our cities, and I would drink a glass of water off the beach: by the same token, we are not over endowed with agricultural land, or mineral resources, but we do own the biggest food company and one of the biggest mining companies in the world. Not the best of swimmers though...apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcrab Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Those tourists would never do that in their own countries, red flag means the same everywhere , but here they still believe they can do anything .. just hope he will reward very well the guy who saved him ...... Well done Mr Thanyaboon Have you ever visited the pristine beaches in Switzerland We swiss have no monopoly on fine (ocean) beaches but pristine lake beaches grace many of our cities, and I would drink a glass of water off the beach: by the same token, we are not over endowed with agricultural land, or mineral resources, but we do own the biggest food company and one of the biggest mining companies in the world. Shareholder listing? All Swiss? Nestle and Glencorp? yeah...right!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westaurel Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Happy to see it still civic spirit by young people in Thailand. Not only thieves, scams and bad Thai young people ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Stupid farang... with waves like today, it's suicide to swim. I missed the compassion and gratitude to the clerk in your post. Sorry. It must have been vailed beneath the name calling and suicide comparison. Three cheers for the clerk! Glad the swimmer made it out alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Fair play to Mr Thanyaboon ...Mr Stephan Fassola deserves a slap around the head tho I believe Mr. Fassola received more than enough slaps and the scare of his life from the ocean. No need for me to presume I could offer more of either.Easy Does It Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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