Russian woman drowns in Pattaya condo swimming pool

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Russian woman drowns in Pattaya condo swimming pool

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: -- A Russian woman has died after getting into difficulties during a late night swim in a pool at a condominium in Pattaya.

 

Zimina Svetlana, 51, drowned just after 3am on Sunday morning at a condominium in the Naklua area of the city.

 

Police said a security guard was alerted to cries for help from friends of the victim. When the security guard rushed to the pool the woman had been pulled from the water and was still alive.

 

The security guard then called rescue workers but the woman tragically died before they arrived.

Pattaya News reported the husband of the deceased is a retired police man who came downstairs after hearing the commotion at the pool only to discover his wife had died.

 

Source: Pattaya News

 

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[darksidedog]

Something doen't make sense here. The headline says woman drowns, but the article says she was alive when pulled from the water.

How do you drown AFTER being pulled from the water still alive?

[jacko45k]

9 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Something doen't make sense here. The headline says woman drowns, but the article says she was alive when pulled from the water.

How do you drown AFTER being pulled from the water still alive?

Nobody knew how to perform any CPR I guess.

[little mary sunshine]

Husband a retired cop....should be

trained in CPR.....

 

Every hotel/condo should have a few

security people trained in water safety

that includes CPR....Just common sense!!!

[Mickmouse1]

Resuscitation! !!!?

[dinsdale]

Lungs full of water. No first aid. Died from drowning. 3:00 am? Pools I've seen have signs, No swimming after certain times. One has to wonder if alcohol played a part. Strange, people come here and think they're bullet proof and end up another sad statistic of foreigners dying in the LOS.

[Ulic]

Personally I don't get it. I have never seen a hotel pool in Thailand over 1.3 meters

deep. If you are experiencing difficulty, just stand up.

[FitnessHealthTravel]

Firstly RIP to the women. Secondly how the hell do people get to swim in the pool at 3am. Where was the Security Guard then? 3rd, she was alive when she was pulled from the pool? Are you kidding, did anyone there know how to resuscitate her? If someone is still alive there is a greater chance of them surviving if they get the correct attention. My guess is the Guard had no idea (or her friends) and they waiting for the Ambulance. Knowing basic first aid should be PRIORITY for all Security Guards. Also sleeping on the job is a no no too.

[Suradit69]

3 hours ago, little mary sunshine said:

Husband a retired cop....should be

trained in CPR.....

 

Every hotel/condo should have a few

security people trained in water safety

that includes CPR....Just common sense!!!

Expecting someone who probably works 12 hour shifts, 30 days a month for poverty level wages to be trained in CPR is probably a stretch. And the turnover in such people would likely be high enough that offering on the job training would be a futile expense. If the condo owners want someone on duty 24/7 adequately prepared to provide first aid, they should vote to pay the additional expense.

 

3 hours ago, hottrader77 said:

true, plus the security guard could have given her mouth to mouth  resusitation that would have saved her

Many people are pulled from pools or the sea and given CPR, but do not survive. 

 

3 hours ago, hottrader77 said:

did anyone check to see if he had training

I doubt that would have been in his job description. 

 

While it's unfortunate the woman died, it was her behavior that lead to her demise. Expecting a cadre of people on hand to save us from ourselves is typical nanny state mentality and comes with western price tags.

Edited March 27, 2017 by Suradit69

[KittenKong]

As a condo owner I pay for security to stop these idiot tenants from using the pool at night, not to resuscitate them.

[speckio]

20 minutes ago, Ulic said:

Personally I don't get it. I have never seen a hotel pool in Thailand over 1.3 meters

deep. If you are experiencing difficulty, just stand up.

 

soo much this....  it makes zero sense that an adult would be required to scream for help in such a shallow pool unless she was being attacked.

[lungnorm]

Simple explanation she died after being pulled from the water of a heart attack. Quite common in middle aged persons after rescue.

[Kevbo]

There are rules about using pools late at night.

Russians typically ignore "other peoples" rules,

They can't realistically expect staff to be on hand to help if they choose to do this

[Sheryl]

Actually could have been the heart attack or other sudden  health event (stroke, pulmonary embolus etc)  that caused her to have trouble in the water to begin with.

 

If so then the hour had nothing to do with the fact that she died.

 

Or - another common occurrence - she may have dived in and struck her head.

[sandemara]

Drowning in a paddle pool. The legend Russian women are carving for themselves in Thailand keeps growing.

[Kevbo]

7 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Actually could have been the heart attack or other sudden  health event (stroke, pulmonary embolus etc)  that caused her to have trouble in the water to begin with.

 

If so then the hour had nothing to do with the fact that she died.

 

Or - another common occurrence - she may have dived in and struck her head.

It has everything to do with the hour, whatever the cause of death, if you expect assistance or protection from staff then use the facilities within the permitted times, ignore the rules at you peril

[little mary sunshine]

43 minutes ago, Suradit69 said:

Expecting someone who probably works 12 hour shifts, 30 days a month for poverty level wages to be trained in CPR is probably a stretch. And the turnover in such people would likely be high enough that offering on the job training would be a futile expense. If the condo owners want someone on duty 24/7 adequately prepared to provide first aid, they should vote to pay the additional expense.

 

Many people are pulled from pools or the sea and given CPR, but do not survive. 

 

I doubt that would have been in his job description. 

 

While it's unfortunate the woman died, it was her behavior that lead to her demise. Expecting a cadre of people on hand to save us from ourselves is typical nanny state mentality and comes with western price tags.

Incentive would be an additional 200 B per shift for those 

with CPR certification and work at the pool area....

[balo]

Sounds like she had some sort of heart attack prior to "drowning". She was middle aged and needed a swim in the middle of the night. Not a good idea.

 

 

[true word]

When someone's time comes no power on earth can stop it.

[Happyman58]

Sounds fishy  who were her friends she was swimming with? Why was husband not with them lol

[CharlieH]

"Prevention better than cure", - she should have been prevented from even entering the pool at that time of the morning, especially "if" she had been drinking.

[Wazza1]

Water in the lungs.

I've heard it can happen.

[Bangkok Barry]

6 hours ago, FitnessHealthTravel said:

Firstly RIP to the women. Secondly how the hell do people get to swim in the pool at 3am. Where was the Security Guard then? 3rd, she was alive when she was pulled from the pool? Are you kidding, did anyone there know how to resuscitate her? If someone is still alive there is a greater chance of them surviving if they get the correct attention. My guess is the Guard had no idea (or her friends) and they waiting for the Ambulance. Knowing basic first aid should be PRIORITY for all Security Guards. Also sleeping on the job is a no no too.

 

Security guards in Thailand are security guards in name only. I doubt very much that have any training whatsoever and are skilled only at being able to spend hours in their box watching a small tv or sleeping. Some can be persuaded, for a fee, to let anyone who says they know you into your apartment.

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[johng]

Husband a retired cop....should be
trained in CPR.....
 
Every hotel/condo should have a few
security people trained in water safety
that includes CPR....Just common sense!!!