webfact Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Frenchman jumps to his death in Pattaya PATTAYA: -- A 71-year-old French national jumped to his death last night from the sixth floor of a famous shopping centre in Pattaya. He was later identified as Mr Claude Andre Antoine Tohrer. Pattaya police said they were alerted of the incident at 11.30 pm just as the shopping centre was about to close. He lied dead with his face down on the escalator of the third floor. Eyewitnesses told police they saw the man whose face appeared to be in deep distress was climbing off the barrier on the sixth floor, amid shouting from other shoppers about to leave the shopping centre not to jump. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/french-jumps-to-his-death-in-pattaya/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-12-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Drama at Central Festival as Frenchman jumps to his death By Digital Admin - PATTAYA: -- At 11.30pm, on the evening of December 1, Pattaya police and medics were called to Central Festival, Pattaya, after a man had been seen jumping from the 6th floor landing. The victim, seventy-one-year old French national Mr Claude Andre Antoine Tohrer, was found laying face down at the top of the escalator on the third floor. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses said that Mr Tohrer had been standing on the sixth-floor landing looking down at the mall when, without warning, he began to climb over the rail. Passers-by tried to stop him and many were screaming at him to climb down but he immediately jumped to his death. Investigating officers will study CCTV images in an attempt to understand events leading up to the suicide and try to establish a reason. His body has been taken to the police morgue. Report shared by Pattaya One News Team Source: http://pattayaone.news/en/drama-central-festival-frenchman-jumps-death/ -- © Copyright Pattaya One 2016-12-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 RIP French man. Good thing he did not land on top of anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerviking Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Yeah thats sad. So its a real thing? This jumping in Pattaya.."flyers club"? Read about it....Has anyone done any research about how many jumpers there have been in last year, 5 years? I bet its more than most cities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 There was a (locally) unreported story about an old British guy hanging from the railing in Central Festival last week. He didn't jump but was not far from it. Maybe mall management need to get the security guys at the entrances to do some profiling of the coffin dodgers. In the meantime, I have ordered my "I am a happy farang and promise not to jump" t-shirts (in Thai) to wear when I go shopping just in case I get profiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Frenchman Jumps To Death At Central Festival Pattaya By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter - Patrons in front of CentralFestival Pattaya in this May 15, 2015 file photo. PATTAYA — An elderly French national fell to his death at Pattaya’s largest shopping mall Thursday night, according to police, who ruled it a suicide. The 71-year-old man made the plunge at about 11:30pm from the sixth floor of CentralFestival Pattaya and landed on an escalator of the second floor, according to Col. Apichai Krobphet, chief of Pattaya police. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2016/12/02/frenchman-jumps-death-central-festival-pattaya/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2016-12-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 C'est la vie, n'est ce pas.Ou c'est la mort. RIP Claude. I wonder if he had just been to see a movie. Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roobaa01 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 broken hearts and distressed souls lead to fatal moves. wbr roobaa01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Summerviking said: Yeah thats sad. So its a real thing? This jumping in Pattaya.."flyers club"? Read about it....Has anyone done any research about how many jumpers there have been in last year, 5 years? I bet its more than most cities? Yeah. I'm sure it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 3 hours ago, NCC1701A said: RIP French man. Good thing he did not land on top of anyone. So sad, poor man. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 There was a (locally) unreported story about an old British guy hanging from the railing in Central Festival last week. He didn't jump but was not far from it. Maybe mall management need to get the security guys at the entrances to do some profiling of the coffin dodgers. In the meantime, I have ordered my "I am a happy farang and promise not to jump" t-shirts (in Thai) to wear when I go shopping just in case I get profiled.It's was on Channel 3 morning news last Thursday, saw it night before on Twitter, Am very surprised I couldn't find anything on TVF, normally they would be straight on it.Sent from my SM-G920F using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 4 minutes ago, roo860 said: It's was on Channel 3 morning news last Thursday, saw it night before on Twitter, Am very surprised I couldn't find anything on TVF, normally they would be straight on it. Sent from my SM-G920F using Thaivisa Connect mobile app I've been saying for a long time that there's a serious news blackout in Pattaya - of bad news that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I've been saying for a long time that there's a serious news blackout in Pattaya - of bad news that is.Have tried to upload the pic off Twitter but can't, I had to laugh as his mate is giving him the 2 finger salute!!!!!!!Sent from my SM-G920F using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash999 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Sad that the guy made it all the way to 71 but then faced such a big problem he decided to end it all. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 thailand is a crazy place. many people who come here dont want to leave, me included. easy to get sucked into believing many things that are not true here and sobering up to the truth can lead to a big downfall. wonder if there are any support groups for expats in need in thailand. seems there are plenty who require assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidst01 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 rip. for anyone thinking of doing the same surely you would be better off going to the nearest bar by the seaside. Get a bar girl buy 2 beers and ask her to stroke your leg. Watch the lovely ocean in the distance. This is a better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 How would the stroking of your leg kill you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Inconsiderate so and so. Sit at home with a bottle of pills and a bottle of whiskey, no one should be subjected to scraping expats off the deck because they're bored of life and usually been done up by bar whores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 12 minutes ago, Crash999 said: Sad that the guy made it all the way to 71 but then faced such a big problem he decided to end it all. RIP Is that so hard to imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidst01 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 5 minutes ago, stoneyboy said: Inconsiderate so and so. Sit at home with a bottle of pills and a bottle of whiskey, no one should be subjected to scraping expats off the deck because they're bored of life and usually been done up by bar whores. your a sympathetic hard ass man yes.... Have you ever put yourself in his shoes if he is suffering from mental health issues. desperate people make desperate decisions. You might be like him one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis7 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 RIP old man, wonder what made him do such an horrible act?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 4 hours ago, Summerviking said: I bet its more than most cities? Well the suicide rate in Florida, which has a high population of elderly retired, is around 8 per day. http://www.floridasuicideprevention.org/the_facts.htm And Thailand is nowhere near as bad as South Korea in suicides generally, but especially among the elderly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 How will the witnesses feel? Hope there were not too many. 3 hours ago, NanLaew said: Maybe mall management need to get the security guys at the entrances to do some profiling of the coffin dodgers Sorry, but completely unreal. They are not even able to watch all entrances for those who want to take others with them (those with the belt/backpack). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sace Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Suicide a great question but a lousy answer. An ex pat support group for elders running out on life ( due to whatever circumstances ) is badly needed and needs involvement and support by all embassies . Not everyone thinks well when life seems to present an impasse. May his soul rest in peace There but by the grace of god ( or goodness) we all go . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon4637435435 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Poor old guy. RIP. This happens all too frequently. Theres not a lot of places to turn to here when things get tough. Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveE13 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 So sad. RIp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 A couple of troll posts and a reply have been removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhw Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 1 hour ago, williamgeorgeallen said: thailand is a crazy place. many people who come here dont want to leave, me included. easy to get sucked into believing many things that are not true here and sobering up to the truth can lead to a big downfall. wonder if there are any support groups for expats in need in thailand. seems there are plenty who require assistance. and you find this somehow unique to Thailand? I always figured denial is a sad universal human character trait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybuz Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 depression is in plain language a prick of an ailment, all rational reasoning goes out the window,i sympathize with his relatives and friends.ask how do i know i have been there,not nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunJeroen Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 yep, always keep in touch with reality living in Thailand. Once you have nothing more left it's a cold and lonely place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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