Foreigner Drowns in waters off Jomtien Beach

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Foreigner Drowns in waters off Jomtien Beach



PATTAYA: -- On Tuesday Night a foreign man drowned in waters off Jomntien Beach, opposite the entrance to Soi 7.
Police and medics rushed to the scene and CPR was administered to the victim who could not be saved and was pronounced dead-at-the-scene by a Doctor.

The victim, described as “European” in his mid-twenties, was seen earlier entering the water further up the beach in front of Soi 8 and was later dragged from the water onto the beach by members of the public who saw him floating face-down.

Police checked the area and the victim’s trousers and found no forms of identification and have sent him to the Morgue at Banglamung Hospital pending a formal identification of the body.

Source: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/167574/foreigner-drowns-in-waters-off-jomtien-beach/


-- Pattaya One 2015-01-28

[sanuk711]

What is a one day story of a tragic accident in Pattaya----would be a month of headlines & speculation on Koh Tao.............

RIP..

[Geordie59]

What is a one day story of a tragic accident in Pattaya----would be a month of headlines & speculation on Koh Tao.............

RIP..

Are you suggesting there is absolutely nothing to speculate about after the recent incidents in Koh Tao?

[Don Aleman]

But the Thai Red Cross certified life guard did all he .............. Wait, hold it -- Thailand doesn't have even 1, ( one ) of these lifeguards anywhere in Thailand except at foreign operated hotels with pools !

Plenty of life guard stations but no equipment, ( boat, life preserver), nor guards !

[ggt]

It is remarkable that this could be a daily occurrence in Thailand...that is the senseless deaths of foreigners...and there seems to be no concerted effort to try and discover a solution to reduce the number of foreign deaths...

Doesn't Thailand take responsibility of its guests that come here to have a good time and spend gobs of money to support tens of thousands of Thai people? Where are the Thai officials...angry at the statistics...calling for an investigation into why there are so very many foreigners dying here?

[soihok]

RIP young man.

[marko kok prong]

Tragic,but the one time i went to Jomtien,and looked at the water,is was a dirty brown colour,why anyone would want to swim in that is beyond me.

[balo]

What is a one day story of a tragic accident in Pattaya----would be a month of headlines & speculation on Koh Tao.............

RIP..

Are you suggesting there is absolutely nothing to speculate about after the recent incidents in Koh Tao?

Correct, the latest incident is nothing to speculate about, people will die anywhere in Thailand , this time it was a drowning accident.

Had it happened in Koh Tao , the "serial killer" did this.

Edited January 28, 2015 by balo

[billd766]

But the Thai Red Cross certified life guard did all he .............. Wait, hold it -- Thailand doesn't have even 1, ( one ) of these lifeguards anywhere in Thailand except at foreign operated hotels with pools !

Plenty of life guard stations but no equipment, ( boat, life preserver), nor guards !

From what I can gather from the story although no times were given it happened at night.

If you want lifeguards to be provided then they will also need a support chain and who will pay for all of it?

I don't think any life guards work at night.

[empireboy]

Sad news. Condolences to family and loved ones. A life-saving club might be a good idea?

[sanuk711]

Doesn't Thailand take responsibility of its guests that come here to have a good time and spend gobs of money to support tens of thousands of Thai people?---ggt

ggt ..are you talking about this incident ?? because even in Australia , which prides itself on its life savers, They don't work at night---it seems--he chose to go swimming , when it was night time hence no one around..+ maybe --just maybe he had a drink or 2.

What do you want the Thailand Government to do---put an ankle tag on each tourist & monitor them.

Edited January 28, 2015 by sanuk711

[soihok]

Please don't bring that up again. It had been suggested before.

[joepattaya1961]

Please don't bring that up again. It had been suggested before.

Ahhhhh why not?

[soihok]

Ok Joe, you can be the first.

[Swiss1960]

But the Thai Red Cross certified life guard did all he .............. Wait, hold it -- Thailand doesn't have even 1, ( one ) of these lifeguards anywhere in Thailand except at foreign operated hotels with pools !

Plenty of life guard stations but no equipment, ( boat, life preserver), nor guards !

Did you even bother to read the report that said Tuesday NIGHT??? Show me ANY country where lifeguards would be present during night time... so no matter whether they would exist, they would not have been present.

[MyFriend You]

Explain to me again the difference between a "Foreigner" and a "Farang" loosley please, brain is not functioning well this afternoon.

[TomYumpoochai]

People in their 20's quite often decide to go for a night time dip, usually after a few beers...its called 'being young'

i vaguely remember doing it when i was a lad on holiday.

sometimes it doesnt turn out to be a good idea

[Jackson86]

does the victim know swimming skills?

[AnotherOneAmerican]

Explain to me again the difference between a "Foreigner" and a "Farang" loosley please, brain is not functioning well this afternoon.

First is an English word for all people from another country.

Second is a Thai racial slur against people of caucasian ethnicity, not necessarily a foreigner.

Sad about the guy that drowned.

Swimming and alcohol don't mix.

Edited January 28, 2015 by AnotherOneAmerican

[Gunna]

What is a one day story of a tragic accident in Pattaya----would be a month of headlines & speculation on Koh Tao.............

RIP..

If the guy in Jomtien had his hands tied behind his back there would be

[Gunna]

Explain to me again the difference between a "Foreigner" and a "Farang" loosley please, brain is not functioning well this afternoon.

Even if you can speak no other words of Thai, most European and American visitors to Thailand will quickly become familiar with the Thai word farang (often mispronounced (even by Thais) as falang - farang with a slightly trilled 'r' is the correct pronunciation.) It's basically used to describe caucasians, though African-Americans will sometimes also be known as farang or as farang dam ('black farang'). Farang is also the Thai word for the guava fruit, so you can expect to hear farang eating farang 'jokes' if you happen to purchase any.

Other Asians are generally known by their country of origin (e.g. kon jeen - "Chinese people", kon yee-bpun- "Japanese people"), while people from the Indian Subcontinent are often known as kairk (which translates as "guest"). Kairk is used to describe even fluent Thai speakers of Indian descent who have been living in Thailand for generations and consider themselves as Thai - obviously being referred to as a 'guest' in these circumstances, while not particularly offensive, is not exactly complimentary either.

Some people get very offended at being called farang, but whether it's an insult should or not really depends on the context. A few Thais who are uncomfortable with using it will say kon dtahng bpra-tayt('people from other countries') instead, but this is still pretty rare. Farang is basically a neutral word, but people who respect you (or who should respect you) will not use it - if you hear a work colleague, for example, refer to you as farang they probably mean it as an insult while a taxi driver or market vendor doing the same is unlikely to mean any offense at all.

Edited January 29, 2015 by Rimmer
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[Rimmer]

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