British Athlete Drowns At Phuket Triathlon Race

[george]

A British man died during a race in Phuket

PHUKET: -- A British athlete drowned during the swimming leg of the Laguna Phuket Triathlon Sunday morning.

William Scott Stewart, 43, was participating in the race in Thalang district in which there were about 1,000 competitors from around the world.

The leg was about 1,800 metres of sea and lagoon swim.

Stewart got into difficulty and was pulled from the water but was pronounced dead at Krungthep Phuket Hospital.

Stewart had competed in a triathlon in Singapore before arriving in Thailand.

The body will undergo a post mortem.

-- The Nation 2006-12-03

[leisurely]

Sad, he must have been very fit to have competed.

RIP

[Berty]

Could have beeen cramp or something?

[Scott]

Condolences to the friends and family. I am sure this was very unexpected.

[Felt 35]

Phuket Gazette Monday 4. December 2006.

Dead triathlete “suffered heart attack”

CHERNG TALAY: Laguna Phuket this morning confirmed that Briton William Scott Stewart, 43, died after suffering a heart attack during the swim leg of the Laguna Phuket Triathlon yesterday.

Debbie Dionysius, Laguna Phuket’s Director of Destination Marketing, told the Gazette that Mr Stewart was unconscious when he was pulled from the water. He was then taken to Bangkok Hospital Phuket, where he died at 11:08 am.

She explained that safety staff posted to monitor swimmers were watching Mr Stewart while he was swimming after he veered off course. “He was rescued from the water when he was about 20 meters from shore,” she said.

“He had trained for [the triathlon]. He was a good swimmer, and he had prepared for the event,” she added.

On his registration form, Mr Stewart had not noted any pre-existing medical conditions.

Very sad and my deepest condolences to his relatives.