webfact Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Dead from the heat - Swiss cowman found dead in boiling Tak Picture: Manager Online TAK: -- Police in downtown Tak in Thaland's north west were called to a house where they found a Swiss national dead on his sofa yesterday. They found Mr Donni Peter Arnold, 54, in his living room dressed in a shirt and short jeans. He had been dead around 12 hours. There was no sign of foul play Manager Online reported. A foreign friend said that Mr Arnold had lived in Thailand for many years and had been married to a local woman. But the couple had split up and he had come to rent a house and live alone. He tended four cows on a piece of land that he rented and he always appeared happy. But when he didn't show up as normal the friend went to investigate and found his body. Police believe that he died from the extreme heat - Tak has been experiencing temperatures of 38-40 degrees. They also said that he had recently been to see doctors at Somdej Phrajao Taksin Maharat hospital as he was suffering from liver disease. Manager said that the deceased was known to be a heavy drinker. The body was sent for autopsy and relatives have been informed. Source: Manager Online -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-03-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Rip to young to die. Sad fact is to many people take to drinking in excess when they come here, and have a lot of time on their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Well done police again in determining the cause of death at the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uchibenkei Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Unfortunate. Protect yourself from the heat people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 12 minutes ago, Thechook said: Well done police again in determining the cause of death at the scene. As opposed to the comfort of an armchair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 RIP young fella.Another poor chap gone too soon.My condolences to his family and friends . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Best Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, colinneil said: Rip to young to die. Sad fact is to many people take to drinking in excess when they come here, and have a lot of time on their hands. You must be a wise man.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baneko Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I work in Angola and when I arrive back to the LOS I feel the heat. Its only going to get worse next month. Best to take precausions. Lots of water, avoid baking like a lobster if possible and when its too hot...aircon time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 As always Thai police carry out a verbal Autopsy . Preemptive action that could be in conflict with the real medical autopsy. The article insinuating the cause if death is high temperature. ..liver disease or could it be his estranged. ....? Why speculate and why not conduct the investigation in a professional manner?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, John Best said: You must be a wise man.. I know I am I cut down to 1 beer a day sometimes none. My body thanked me my liver thanked me. It was my way of giving praise to my body which has stuck with me through thin and now thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Mook23 said: Sadder fact: some have a lot of time on their hands and try to post their insights on almost each and every tvf post.... do u sometimes read a book colin? Watch a movie? Meet up with people? Or are u on tvf 16h per day???? Why? He's saying what is true. There are a lot of old farangs living here on their own with not much to do. Drinking an prob on a tight budget. Luckily I'm not one of those yet. I'm also staying up in Maesot over the mountains other side of Tak for a while & yes it is bloody hot but I don't mind it.? Edited March 24, 2017 by Sooo Upto Me Not finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiba66 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 2 hours ago, uchibenkei said: Unfortunate. Protect yourself from the heat people. Yes. Everyone should drink more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 2 hours ago, uchibenkei said: Unfortunate. Protect yourself from the heat people. Who are the heat people? How can I protect myself from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Alcohol and extreme heat does not mix. In hot conditions alcohol can bring the body`s blood sugar content down to dangerously low levels causing coma and even death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasset Tak Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 The heat is hard on your body and it has not even gotten to the hottest part yet, the temperature went up to 46C when I used to live in Tak... then the winter came and we had 4-5C. But the heat is killing, I myself took a 10km bicycle ride yesterday afternoon and I'm still paying for it today. I had a bad headache when returning home and it has still not gone away even with plenty of water, sleep and paracetamol so I went to the clinic at lunch... basically the doctor said that I boiled my brain yesterday and it will take a couple of day ts to get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, cyberfarang said: Alcohol and extreme heat does not mix. In hot conditions alcohol can bring the body`s blood sugar content down to dangerously low levels causing coma and even death. I'll think you'll find it's dehydration/heat exposure causing heat stroke. Still this usually happens with sun/heat exposure coupled with lack of hydration. Your right alcohol and extreme heat is not the best but if you drink plenty of water you should be ok. Don't know the circumstances i.e. had he been out in the heat pissing on all day. 40's hot but shouldn't kill a 52 yr old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 2 hours ago, uchibenkei said: Unfortunate. Protect yourself from the heat people. Luckily there are plenty of people out there who selflessly open gogo bars just so that sweaty farangs can go in and cool off :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianf Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 All seems OK. I am still managing to ride 3 hours everyday on my bicycle and today just short of 100km. Not pushing too hard in this heat. Just drink a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianf Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, dinsdale said: I'll think you'll find it's dehydration/heat exposure causing heat stroke. Still this usually happens with sun/heat exposure coupled with lack of hydration. Your right alcohol and extreme heat is not the best but if you drink plenty of water you should be ok. Don't know the circumstances i.e. had he been out in the heat pissing on all day. 40's hot but shouldn't kill a 52 yr old. Your right? You are right. You're right. Which is correct? The winner get a bottle of Chang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 45 minutes ago, Sooo Upto Me said: Why? He's saying what is true. There are a lot of old farangs living here on their own with not much to do. Drinking an prob on a tight budget. Luckily I'm not one of those yet. I'm also staying up in Maesot over the mountains other side of Tak for a while & yes it is bloody hot but I don't mind it.? Colinneil Is quite right there are loads of older (and not older) foreigners here with too much time on their hand and result to the bottle. I think its a far higher percentage then what i seen back home. Alcohol is a killer, if this was the case with this guy.. no clue.. but in general its a problem here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 For the people who have no air conditioning, in this extreme heat wearing a wet tee shirt can help you keep your body temperature down; keep a bucket of water in the bathroom and periodically dunk your tee shirt in, wring it out and put it on.... repeat when necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 9 minutes ago, ianf said: Your right? You are right. You're right. Which is correct? The winner get a bottle of Chang! OOPS. Too much alcohol not enough water. You're right if it's on your left. You're wrong if it's on your right. Give the Chang a miss though. Ok when it was 6.4% but now it's 5% it's crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Of course it could have been a heart attack or a stoke, or numerous other things, but the cops here are doctors as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, lemonjelly said: For the people who have no air conditioning, in this extreme heat wearing a wet tee shirt can help you keep your body temperature down; keep a bucket of water in the bathroom and periodically dunk your tee shirt in, wring it out and put it on.... repeat when necessary. Two flannels. Dampen. Put in a plastic bag then in the freezer. When chilled you can put one around the nape of the neck, under arms, groin area. With two you can alternate. Just rinse and repeat. p.s This ain't extreme heat. It's still warming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foozool Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Died not old, but at least he did not suffer. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) Booz and extreme heat....that will kill you! Edited March 24, 2017 by little mary sunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DekDaeng Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Mickmouse1 said: As always Thai police carry out a verbal Autopsy . Preemptive action that could be in conflict with the real medical autopsy. The article insinuating the cause if death is high temperature. ..liver disease or could it be his estranged. ....? Why speculate and why not conduct the investigation in a professional manner?? "Thai police carry out a verbal Autopsy" You mean with a talking corpse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Mickmouse1 said: As always Thai police carry out a verbal Autopsy . Preemptive action that could be in conflict with the real medical autopsy. The article insinuating the cause if death is high temperature. ..liver disease or could it be his estranged. ....? Why speculate and why not conduct the investigation in a professional manner?? cops dont make money investigating this sort of thing. write a report and get back to fining people for not wearing helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranky Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Boozer with a dodgy liver - clearly the heat then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Now that he is gone, I hope there is somebody to take care of his 4 cows which may get sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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