Patong lifeguards revive Russian boy after swimming lesson with dad goes wrong

PHUKET: -- Patong Beach lifeguards were hailed as heroes yesterday for saving the life of a 5-year-old Russian boy, who nearly drowned while being taught to swim by his father.

The incident occurred at the beach area opposite the entrance to Bangla Road.

Lifeguard Somprasong Seangchart said the boy’s father ran up the beach carrying his unconscious son to seek help from the lifeguards at about 4pm.

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-- Phuket Gazette 2016-06-08

Lucky they were in Thailand with trained lifeguards and first rate medical facilities to save the boy and not some third world country.

The dad is a complete idiot, but maybe stuff like this is why, IMO, the Russians are the toughest people in the world. He nearly killed him.

Lucky they were in Thailand with trained lifeguards and first rate medical facilities to save the boy and not some third world country.

The dad is a complete idiot, but maybe stuff like this is why, IMO, the Russians are the toughest people in the world. He nearly killed him.

unlike the USA where everyone, and I mean everyone would have stopped the boys father way before it got to this.

The police would been called and arrive in five minutes and Ivan would have been arrested for child endangerment.

but lucky they were in Thailand where everyone just stood by and watched.

Why isn't this story in the Thai news?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3630982/Two-tourists-killed-20-injured-two-speedboats-collide-Thailand-near-popular-island-Phuket.html

Great outcome.

Prompted me to book my 1st aid refresher.

What was the father thinking?

heroes indeed.

Swimmin lesson with russian dad:

My son, first you drrink vadka half of bottle. Now I push you in vater and you svim to ozer side while I go buy more vadka.

Lucky they were in Thailand with trained lifeguards and first rate medical facilities to save the boy and not some third world country.

The dad is a complete idiot, but maybe stuff like this is why, IMO, the Russians are the toughest people in the world. He nearly killed him.

and the traumatized boy now has learned how to raise his children, treat his wife and people in general and the cycle of abuse continues.

What a complete idiot! Almost killed him.

My kids get taught in a pool by professional swimming teachers not by me.

I am a qualified diving instructor and wouldn't do this.

Glad the boy is OK. Hopefully not too traumatized.

Lucky they were in Thailand with trained lifeguards and first rate medical facilities to save the boy and not some third world country.

The dad is a complete idiot, but maybe stuff like this is why, IMO, the Russians are the toughest people in the world. He nearly killed him.

unlike the USA where everyone, and I mean everyone would have stopped the boys father way before it got to this.

The police would been called and arrive in five minutes and Ivan would have been arrested for child endangerment.

but lucky they were in Thailand where everyone just stood by and watched.

In a tourist area with plenty of other nationalities around also.

I guess no Americans on the beach that day though, from what you are telling me.

We definately need more Americans to keep the children safe.

Lucky they were in Thailand with trained lifeguards and first rate medical facilities to save the boy and not some third world country.

The dad is a complete idiot, but maybe stuff like this is why, IMO, the Russians are the toughest people in the world. He nearly killed him.

unlike the USA where everyone, and I mean everyone would have stopped the boys father way before it got to this.

The police would been called and arrive in five minutes and Ivan would have been arrested for child endangerment.

but lucky they were in Thailand where everyone just stood by and watched.

I guess you've been to everywhere in the USA, since you're 100% sure everyone and you mean everyone would've stopped the boy's dad.

Lucky they were in Thailand with trained lifeguards and first rate medical facilities to save the boy and not some third world country.

The dad is a complete idiot, but maybe stuff like this is why, IMO, the Russians are the toughest people in the world. He nearly killed him.

unlike the USA where everyone, and I mean everyone would have stopped the boys father way before it got to this.

The police would been called and arrive in five minutes and Ivan would have been arrested for child endangerment.

but lucky they were in Thailand where everyone just stood by and watched.

I guess you've been to everywhere in the USA, since you're 100% sure everyone and you mean everyone would've stopped the boy's dad.

yes at the beach in broad daylight it would be impossible to do this.

even a woman alone would start to yell and scream at the man and get in his face.

and every one would be calling the police. but the lifeguards are everywhere so they would have stopped it for sure.

you can't do anything like this in the USA.

in los angeles as soon as the 911 calls started pouring in to police dispatch, a helicopter would be sent.

that photo of the kid would mean a long jail sentence for Ivan.

Beaches are highly policed and controlled areas.

Lucky they were in Thailand with trained lifeguards and first rate medical facilities to save the boy and not some third world country.

The dad is a complete idiot, but maybe stuff like this is why, IMO, the Russians are the toughest people in the world. He nearly killed him.

unlike the USA where everyone, and I mean everyone would have stopped the boys father way before it got to this.

The police would been called and arrive in five minutes and Ivan would have been arrested for child endangerment.

but lucky they were in Thailand where everyone just stood by and watched.

In a tourist area with plenty of other nationalities around also.

I guess no Americans on the beach that day though, from what you are telling me.

We definately need more Americans to keep the children safe.

"We definately need more Americans to keep the children safe." - but who is going to keep THE WORLD safe from the Americans????