rooster59 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 55 Year-Old German Drowns in Koh Chang after Attempting to Swim after Sons TRAT – Pol Lt Col Man Rodthong, a tourist police inspector in Trat told reporters that 55-year-old German National Christoph Ralf Sigloch, drowned off Koh Chang after going out to sea to bring his two sons back to shore amid strong waves on Saturday. Pol Lt Col Man Rodthong said Mr. Sigloch had gone into the water off Khlong Phrao beach to check on his sons because his Thai wife Sunantha was concerned that they were swimming too far from shore. Full story: http://www.chiangraitimes.com/55-year-old-german-drowns-in-koh-chang-after-attempting-to-swim-after-sons.html -- © Copyright Chiang Rai Times 2016-08-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 ...dreadful.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 and what happened to the sons. hope they are safe and how did they manage to get to safety. any way this tragic story illustrates the parental love and dedication for their children, even at the risk to their own safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissAndry Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Entering the water is the last thing a person should do to help a swimmer in trouble.\ In the correct order ........ Reach or throw, wade or row, swim and tow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 8 minutes ago, Baguette said: R.I.P Old man B6gger off. 55 is the new 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotBkk Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) 29 minutes ago, 12DrinkMore said: B6gger off. 55 is the new 35. Who says? 55yrs of age is 55yrs of age no matter what way you look at it. You cant say' someone aged 20yrs isn't born yet ?? According to my kids I'm ancient at this age and should take onboard soon I'll need to get measured up for my wooden overcoat. Thats Life' or even death whichever way you want to emulsify the facts !!! Edited August 14, 2016 by ScotBkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 hour ago, sahibji said: and what happened to the sons. hope they are safe and how did they manage to get to safety. any way this tragic story illustrates the parental love and dedication for their children, even at the risk to their own safety. According to the article, the boys swam back safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 hour ago, sahibji said: and what happened to the sons. hope they are safe and how did they manage to get to safety. any way this tragic story illustrates the parental love and dedication for their children, even at the risk to their own safety. In the article: His sons swam back to shore safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I met up with a couple of friends a few weeks ago in Bali, they arrived the day before me. On arrival day they went to the beach and the husband swam out beyond some of the breaking waves. He had to be rescued by one of the young guys who look out for swimmers in distress. He told me that he as he was swimming to shore the waves were pushing him back ... so he was getting pushed back rather than moving forwards. The guy came just in time as his arms were beginning to get tired. It could so easily have been a tragedy ... but shows how dangerous the sea can be, even for strong swimmers. Poor man, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) I am sure that age is a sensitive issue especially when so many of us older men have younger Thai wives and partners. However one 55 year old is not necessarily as "fit" as another and everything is relative. RIP the German gentleman who was just concerned for his son's safety Edited August 14, 2016 by dunroaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 hour ago, AlexRich said: I met up with a couple of friends a few weeks ago in Bali, they arrived the day before me. On arrival day they went to the beach and the husband swam out beyond some of the breaking waves. He had to be rescued by one of the young guys who look out for swimmers in distress. He told me that he as he was swimming to shore the waves were pushing him back ... so he was getting pushed back rather than moving forwards. The guy came just in time as his arms were beginning to get tired. It could so easily have been a tragedy ... but shows how dangerous the sea can be, even for strong swimmers. Poor man, RIP. Exactly. Been a strong swimmer all my life but got caught by a riptide here in low to medium waves. Dang near killed me but I swam out from shore and then along shore until I was clear. Had always heard of these under-toes but never had experienced one until then. News article says a red flag was posted at the hotel. Red flags need to be posted on beach and big signs posted to alert tourists to what the red flags mean. On Samui a red flag results in hotel staff whistling and ordering people out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Young or old ... the ocean doesn't care. I had a very close call with drowning in the sea at age 12. Saved by two macho men ... not even lifeguards. What a sad story especially as the boys apparently weren't in distress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 A tragedy. But there was a red flag flying, and I am certain that a 55-year old German would not need to be told what that means. It was ignored, with fatal consequences. Especially so when the boys apparently weren't in any difficulty, despite being "too far out." Perhaps the German had been here long enough to adopt the Thai way of lowering his standards and ignoring signs that he wouldn't have done in the 'nanny state' back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 35 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: A tragedy. But there was a red flag flying, and I am certain that a 55-year old German would not need to be told what that means. It was ignored, with fatal consequences. Especially so when the boys apparently weren't in any difficulty, despite being "too far out." Perhaps the German had been here long enough to adopt the Thai way of lowering his standards and ignoring signs that he wouldn't have done in the 'nanny state' back home. Assumption on your part the red flag was visible...I have seen them placed in the corner of the hotel property where it is convenient for staff to grab it where it was leaning against the wall from storage and not placed where hotel guests actually see it. Plus, why should a 55-year old German man be assumed to know what the red flag means ? Id it a German thing? How do you know there were not seversl people in the water? Which would suggest it was safe. Nope...too much unknown to jump to your conclusions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayahenry Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 ko chang and especially klong prao beach is well known for these dangerous rip currents. between hotel tropicana and blue lagoon there is a big warning sign. the tragic is, that most people dont know, what it is and what to do. even an olympic swimmer has no chance against this small powerful currents, but they are only about 20 meters wide, in a few seconds you can swim out of this currents, by swimming parallel to the beach, and only then you can swim back to the beach. it has nothing to do with the tides or with the waves. its like a small strong river from the beach out into the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 8 hours ago, sahibji said: and what happened to the sons. hope they are safe and how did they manage to get to safety. any way this tragic story illustrates the parental love and dedication for their children, even at the risk to their own safety. " His sons swam back to shore safely. " http://www.chiangraitimes.com/55-year-old-german-drowns-in-koh-chang-after-attempting-to-swim-after-sons.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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