Phuket lifeguards warn of dangerous surf after Chinese tourist rescue

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Lifeguards rescued several Chinese tourists from dangerous surf at Phuket beaches yesterday (Sept 26). Photo: Courtesy of David Tawan

 

PHUKET: -- Lifeguards have repeated their call for swimmers to obey red “no swimming” flags at the beaches along Phuket’s west coast after a Chinese tourist was rescued from dangerous surf at Kata Beach yesterday afternoon (Sept 26).

 

“There were a lot of tourists on Kata Beach yesterday, but there wind and the waves were both very strong, making any swimming in the surf dangerous,” Uten Singsom, chief Phuket Lifeguard Service lifeguard for Kata-Karon beaches, told The Phuket News today.

 

At about 3pm lifeguards noticed a Chinese man, about 40 years old, in distress.

 

“He needed help, so two of our lifeguards went into water with surfboards and brought him safely back to shore,” Mr Uten said.

 

“Luckily, he survived, but he was not the only one – lifeguards had to rescue several others yesterday, too,” he added.

 

Mr Uten noted a lack of thanks from the people whose lives the lifeguards saved.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-lifeguards-warn-of-dangerous-surf-after-chinese-tourist-rescue-59261.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-09-27

Those waves at times can be brutal.  Even a strong swimmer has problems.

 

Sad they didn't even thank the lifeguards.

The Chinese tourist had lost face. Of course he wouldn't thank the person who saved his life.

.....'lifeguards'.....???

 

...nowhere to be seen.....???

 

....where the !@#$%^&* are they if they are not patrolling the beaches....???

 

...how about if they earn their salaries....???

26 minutes ago, SOTIRIOS said:

.....'lifeguards'.....???

 

...nowhere to be seen.....???

 

....where the !@#$%^&* are they if they are not patrolling the beaches....???

 

...how about if they earn their salaries....???

The lifeguards were nowhere to be seen? You mean the lifeguards that pulled this man from the sea?

4 hours ago, stevenl said:

The lifeguards were nowhere to be seen? You mean the lifeguards that pulled this man from the sea?

 

I think SOTIRIOS was using sarcasm and quoting previous comments about the lifeguards from TV members.