Aussie survives Phuket balcony fall

[snoop1130]

Aussie survives Phuket balcony fall
Winai Sarot

PHUKET: -- A conscious Australian tourist was rushed to hospital after falling from the third-floor balcony of a Patong hotel just after midnight today.

“Jonann Petschauer, 65, fell off the balcony attached to his room and through a glass ceiling at Charm Resort Phuket,” said Lt Col Anukul Nuket of the Patong Police.

Mr Petschauer was on holiday with Jacqi Lillian Spencer, 52. They were scheduled to check out of the hotel on Friday.

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-- Phuket Gazette 2016-02-23

[tonray]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

[eisfeld]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

That's also something I would like to understand. How come this happens so frequently here?

Well now we got a survivor for once who could shed some light onto this mystery.

[2fishin2]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

Drunk.

[sunnyjim5]

Simple answer is excess C2H5OH

[LivinginKata]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

Drunk.

Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ...

Edited February 23, 2016 by LivinginKata

[sunnyjim5]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

Drunk.

Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ...

You , of course are correct!

ALL balconies should be be fully enclosed with a fine steel mesh

[ExpatOilWorker]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

Drunk.

Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ...

You , of course are correct!

ALL balconies should be be fully enclosed with a fine steel mesh

Mandatory helimesh or in this case balcomesh.

[tonray]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

Drunk.

Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ...

And a dose of incredible stupidity....it seems this guy was not even with a 20 something Thai waif....in Phuket with a 52 year old expat woman AND drunk.....man those are some bad life choices.

[steelepulse]

>>Mandatory helimesh or in this case balcomesh.

Mandatory, are you kidding? That would cut into the hotel's bottom line, can't have safety interfere with their income, blasphemy!

[Reigntax]

Simple answer is excess C2H5OH

Do they sniff E85 in Phuket

[dancoffey]

http://geezersabroad.com/2015/10/26/flying-season-returns-soon/

[bridge2bridge]

WOW a AUSSIE named PETSCHAUER.

[jacko45k]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

Too much alcohol, too many balconies, smallish balcony fences, that some may lean on while smoking a cigarette.

[malcoml]

Alcohol is often to blame but i will say coming from Oz our balconies are very high. We become complacent and lean on them etc.. when i first arrived to thailand after staying in msny hotels i was shocked at how low many balconies were.

[Trentham]

WOW a AUSSIE named PETSCHAUER.

You don't have a very good general knowledge of Australia do you.

[kwak250]

WOW a AUSSIE named PETSCHAUER

Maybe he was very drunk just fell from the 3rd floor and tried saying his name is PETER .

[catman20]

sounds like he check out early

[shirtless]

Maybe he was just unlucky , but it happens so often.

[Srikcir]

Glass ceiling probably saved his life.

[NamKangMan]

WOW a AUSSIE named PETSCHAUER.

You don't have a very good general knowledge of Australia do you.

To be fair, "Austrian" sounds a lot like "Australian."

[gandalf12]

It is strange though that there are so many falls from balconies in Thailand. You never hear of such incidents in other countries to the same extent. Something is obviously unique in Thailand that the rest of the world does not have, not sure what that is though.

[bheard]

WOW a AUSSIE named PETSCHAUER.

What strange world do you live in? We have names from every country in the world here in Aus.

[eggers]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

Drunk.

Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ...

You , of course are correct!

ALL balconies should be be fully enclosed with a fine steel mesh

Yes, the mesh safety netting would be good, combined with trampoline nets surrounding the building to reduce fall impact!!

[gk10002000]

I guess the height of the average Caucasian or Westerner makes us vulnerable to tipping over and falling over those low balcony railings. I am only 5' 7" so I have told all my friends here in the States that if you ever read about me falling off a balcony, don't believe it. Of course there won't be much they can do about it.

[springheeled jack]

another mystery fall? she said she was relaxing on the bed and he was having a drink on the terrace I think she meant on the balcony and then hes gone he could have had a serious turn for the worst at 65 years of age he could have had a momentary blackout and fell over the balcony .

[little mary sunshine]

Let's get another six pack....!!

[hobobo]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

Drunk.

Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ...

You , of course are correct!

ALL balconies should be be fully enclosed with a fine steel mesh

Don't forget the razor wire!

[Lopchan]

How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ?

That's also something I would like to understand. How come this happens so frequently here?

Well now we got a survivor for once who could shed some light onto this mystery.

Glad this bloke survived.

If you look at the height of the average Thai balcony railing, it is low compared to the west. While it may be above hip height for most Thais, for me (6'1'') it actually comes to mid hip height. Most westerners are taller than their Thai counterparts.

Now if you are a little drunk, or simply lose your balance, hitting the balcony has the effect of catapulting the heavier, top half of you forward and over (centre of gravity and all that stuff)

Of course none of these simple observations will make a difference to those on TV who believe every single death of a westerner is caused by a Thai.

[Goanna]

Who could blame the poor bugger. Stuck in Thailand with a 50 + farang woman. Yes, get another six pack, and head to the balcony to see what he is missing. Low rail had him tricked but. At least now, the thai nurses are looking after him.