Phuket man electrocuted while answering call of nature
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- A Thai man died yesterday evening (December 11) at the back of the Cherng Talay OrBorTor offices when he went to “shoot a rabbit” near a barbed wire fence. It turned out the fence, in addition to the barbs, also had a lethal amount of electricity running through it.

Police and Thalang Hospital staff arrived at the scene to find the man, named only as Dang, 40, unconscious but just breathing. There was a burn on his belly. Despite their best efforts, he died soon after.

A friend told police that Mr Dang, while answering the call of nature, touched the barbed wire with his belly, and received a lethal jolt of power.

It was later discovered that the electricity had leaked from a nearby tangle of power lines.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-man-electrocuted-while-answering-call-of-nature-43396.php


-- Phuket News 2013-12-12

Faulty Phuket public lighting deals deadly electric shock
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: A construction worker died from an electric shock yesterday afternoon when he leaned against a barbed wire fence to urinate.

“The fence was accidentally electrified by a frayed wire,” said Lt Peerasit Noopayan of the Cherng Talay Police.

A nearby light pole was leaning to one side, and the frayed wire which supplies it with electricity came into contact with the fence, electrifying it, a rescue worker said.

Called to the scene, a workers’ camp behind the Cherng Talay administrative office at 5:45pm, police and Kusoldharm rescue workers found the man – known only as Mr Dang – unconscious on the ground.

“He had a small black spot on his abdomen where the skin was burned,” said Lt Peerasit.

Friends told police that Mr Dang had been relaxing after work when he said he needed to urinate. He walked to the nearby fence, and then suddenly fell down, Lt Peerasit said.

“His friends shook him to try to wake him up, but he didn’t respond, so they called the police,” Lt Peerasit said.

Efforts to revive Mr Dang with CPR at the scene were unsuccessful. He was then taken to Thalang Hospital, where medical staff tried for an hour to resuscitate him before pronouncing him dead.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Faulty-Phuket-public-lighting-deals-deadly-electric-shock-23008.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-12-12

Considering the state of a lot of the electrical wiring all over T/land, not just Phuket, its a wonder these types of incidents aren't far more common IMO.... R.I.P

What an awful way to go, such a shame on those responsible for the electrical wiring !

What an awful way to go, such a shame on those responsible for the electrical wiring !

Try and find someone to accept responsibility. No chance.

Terrible sad, dyeing because the nature call......

That is a nasty way to go and terribly bad luck but I find it hard to feel sympathy as I HATE people who pee in public. Use some common sense and use the damn bathroom !

"It was later discovered that the electricity had leaked from a nearby tangle of power lines."

It could happen to anyone, anywhere..... just blind luck.

Karma can be a bitch.

"It was later discovered that the electricity had leaked from a nearby tangle of power lines."

It could happen to anyone, anywhere..... just blind luck.

Let's make a slight adjustment to the "could happen to anyone anywhere" to "could happen to anyone anywhere IN THAILAND" !

Can't quite understand how his belly touched the fence while he was having a pee, assumedly, against it??

"shoot a rabbit" a new one for me. I use "water the horse" I guess the difference between Australia and Canada.

Condolences to family and friends.

Cherng Talay OrBorTor offices got no toilets?

"It was later discovered that the electricity had leaked from a nearby tangle of power lines."

Unbelievable!!!

"shoot a rabbit" a new one for me. I use "water the horse" I guess the difference between Australia and Canada.

Must be able to piss a long way; unless they have myxomatosis!

I'd like to think if I had a medical emergency someone might call a paramedic rather than a cop!

"shoot a rabbit" a new one for me. I use "water the horse" I guess the difference between Australia and Canada.

Or "drain the python", not sure what country that comes from.

Post removed. Let's stay on this particular electrocution.