British Man falls to his death at Pattaya Hilton Hotel

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British Man fall to his death at Pattaya Hilton Hotel



PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Thursday, Police and medics were called to the Pattaya Hilton Hotel, situated above Central Festival Pattaya Beach, to investigate reports of a British Man who had fallen from a high floor onto a 2nd floor balcony.

The dead man was identified as Mr. George Alexander Coogan Bright aged 24 from Swindon, UK. His body was taken to the Morgue at Banglamung Hospital as investigators documented the crime scene.

The victim was decapitated and it is thought this occurred as he struck the 2nd Floor Balcony. Limited details were available from the scene and for now it is not clear if this was a suicide or if a third-party was involved in his death.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/129882/british-man-fall-to-his-death-at-pattaya-hilton-hotel/


-- Pattaya One 2014-05-30

[rhythmworx]

......The British Embassy in Bangkok have been informed and are providing consular assistance to the deceased man’s family at this time.

[chooka]

Another tragic death.

How many farangs dies this way every week in Thailand?

[manarak]

low floor terraces that catch falling objects or bodies are really an important safety feature of Pattaya hotel and condo architecture.

[JeremyBowskill]

Poor fella and family. Que the "it was the girlfriend/girlfriends brother" brigade!.

Having owned a pub in England, of which the customers were mostly about this age, I don't find it difficult to believe at all.

[millwall_fan]

condolences to his family and may he Rest in Peace. Thailand seems to be the hub of unexplained deaths of foreigners.

[Thai Travel Bug]

Sadness and depression can hit you at any age. Suicide is a problem the world over, and the depression that leads to this point is not gender nor culturally specific. May this poor young lad now rest in peace, and find the peace that evaded him in this short life. Say a prayer and lift a glass and tell someone you love them.

[Payboy]

a suicide or if a third-party

The 2nd party being.....?

[rhythmworx]

Who concluded suicide, have you seen how drunk some people get in patts and treat people like dirt?

Not saying he did treat people like dirt or was pissed enough to fall...

R.I.P only a young lad.

Edited May 30, 2014 by rhythmworx

[millwall_fan]

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Sadness and depression can hit you at any age. Suicide is a problem the world over, and the depression that leads to this point is not gender nor culturally specific. May this poor young lad now rest in peace, and find the peace that evaded him in this short life. Say a prayer and lift a glass and tell someone you love them.

Whilst that is, of course true, this young man had enough money to come on holiday in Thailand, he's not going to go short of female company. He's in Pattaya which is a tropical beach paradise compared with where he comes from (Swindon). Strange place to come to top yourself.

[BKS22]

Brits having a rough week in Pattaya. I also saw another post of a British lad who was found dead in his Pattaya apartment.

That whole city just gives me the creeps. Prayers to the deceased friends & family.

[glegolo]

Sadness and depression can hit you at any age. Suicide is a problem the world over, and the depression that leads to this point is not gender nor culturally specific. May this poor young lad now rest in peace, and find the peace that evaded him in this short life. Say a prayer and lift a glass and tell someone you love them.

Or maybe one thought good as another i.e. stop that bloody drinking you enghlish guys are doing....amongst others...

Glegolo

[ezzra]

Another tragic death.

How many farangs dies this way every week in Thailand?

Apparently dozens of foreigners dies in Pattaya every year, in most case we even get to hear about

it as the death ruled to be of natural causes...

[JesseFrank]

for now it is not clear if this was a suicide or if a third-party was involved in his death.

So it is made clear, it's suicide or murder, for sure no blame to the Thai constructor or hotel for having life threatening low balcony rails.

[laurentbkk]

wow that is so sad , really too young to die .... 24yo ... RIP fellow and god may keep you close ......

[HeavyDrinker]

I see the TV detective force is out in force. Booze, low balcony rails being blamed again. Soon the tin foil hat brigade will be out in force whispering about sinister Thais in the shadows.

Show some respect (for yourselves, not just the departed) instead of making asinine guesses).

..

[JesseFrank]

I see the TV detective force is out in force. Booze, low balcony rails being blamed again. Soon the tin foil hat brigade will be out in force whispering about sinister Thais in the shadows.

Show some respect (for yourselves, not just the departed) instead of making asinine guesses).

..

OK, move on, move on nothing to see here.

[geronimo]

What is certain is that none of us know what happened, so ......let us not assume. A bereavement is hard to accept for the family, especially when it is at such a young age. Remember, members of his family could be reading this. RIP

[EyesWideOpen]

Thailand has aspirations to be the hub of many things, but for sure it is the hub of

tourists falling out of high buildings and dying. I would really like to see the numbers

of deaths like that over the course of a year here, versus some other large tourist based

city in the world. It is actually a regular feature of the news here, yet I cannot recall any

other city I have lived in where people fall out of buildings in such high numbers.

Could it be..........

1. Depressed suicidal tourists love to come to Pattaya to die

2. Low railing design meant for Thais not farangs trips you over the edge

3. Excessive drinking and heights are not a good combo

4. Getting pitched out by a bunch of Thai men so assets can be seized

Suggestion for tourists. Only stay on the first or second floor of a hotel.

Edited May 30, 2014 by EyesWideOpen

[noitom]

Condolences to the family.

[joepattaya1961]

Don't forget.......the 2nd floor of the Hilton is in actual fact on an 8th floor level........Hilton is built on top of Central Festival Beach with the Hilton Carpark on the 6th floor (of Central)

Anyway.........sad story.

[DaSherminator]

Does anyone ever live to see another day after falling off a balcony?

Edited May 30, 2014 by DaSherminator

[Benmart]

I see the TV detective force is out in force. Booze, low balcony rails being blamed again. Soon the tin foil hat brigade will be out in force whispering about sinister Thais in the shadows.

Show some respect (for yourselves, not just the departed) instead of making asinine guesses).

..

I agree.

In a free society, people enjoy the right to say all they want, even if the speech is opaque to others.

RIP Dear Man.

[Gandtee]

Condolences to the people he left behind.

Edited May 30, 2014 by Rimmer

[UbonRatch]

Thailand has aspirations to be the hub of many things, but for sure it is the hub of

tourists falling out of high buildings and dying. I would really like to see the numbers

of deaths like that over the course of a year here, versus some other large tourist based

city in the world. It is actually a regular feature of the news here, yet I cannot recall any

other city I have lived in where people fall out of buildings in such high numbers.

Could it be..........

1. Depressed suicidal tourists love to come to Pattaya to die

2. Low railing design meant for Thais not farangs trips you over the edge

3. Excessive drinking and heights are not a good combo

4. Getting pitched out by a bunch of Thai men so assets can be seized

Suggestion for tourists. Only stay on the first or second floor of a hotel.

It's a much bigger problem in Spain, especially and once again involving mainly Brits. (Yes, I'm a Brit)....

[ggt]

Man...it is really depressing...to see these guys die this way...we NEVER here the outcome of an investigation...if there really is one...

[Geordie Boy]

R.I.P. God bless his family & friends.

[rebelplatoon]

Just plain sad at that age.

[alanrchase]

for now it is not clear if this was a suicide or if a third-party was involved in his death.

So it is made clear, it's suicide or murder, for sure no blame to the Thai constructor or hotel for having life threatening low balcony rails.

Agreed. I have stayed in a few hotels that you could easily trip on the lower door rail when gping onto the balcony and the balcony rail is so low you could easily go over.

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[Thaiready]

I find it hard to believe so many fall on accident....the excuse for the railing being low is also BS.

May he rest in Peace.