British man killed in jet ski accident in Pattaya

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Dundee man George, 45, killed in jet-ski accident on Thailand holiday

 

 

A painter and decorator has died following a horror jet-ski accident in Thailand.

 

George McKechnie, 45, formerly of Fintry in Dundee, was on holiday in the Pattaya region of the country when he suffered fatal head injuries in the incident on Sunday.

 

The authorities in Thailand think the jet-ski landed on him, but a post mortem is still to be carried out to make sure there was no foul play involved.

 

It is believed George died from serious head injuries.

 

George, latterly of Kirkcaldy, had been to the city of Pattaya before and was there with a friend at the time of the incident.

 

Full story: https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/dundee-man-george-45-killed-jet-ski-accident-thailand-holiday/

[Lingba]

of there weren't foul circumstances

[petermik]

R.I.P. George.....45 is too young to be taken away

[Chivas]

sad to hear.....am at a bit of a loss to understand how your own jet ski can land on you unless of course the dead switch wasnt worn and even then hard to understand

Edited June 8, 2017 by Chivas

[KhunBENQ]

So sad.

Just another reminder: DON'T use them!

 

And if you don't you will be killed/hurt by one when swimming/wading in the water

[wakeupplease]

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

So sad.

Just another reminder: DON'T use them!

 

And if you don't you will be killed/hurt by one when swimming/wading in the water

Then what you are saying is don't visit or if you do stay off the beach

 

Yes I can see the logic in that thanks for the advice

 

RIP George another Brit will never see home again, very sad

[steven100]

keep away from those gastly jet skis .....   

[catman20]

13 hours ago, petermik said:

R.I.P. George.....45 is too young to be taken away

looks 60 RIP

[steven100]

6 minutes ago, catman20 said:

looks 60 RIP

why ?

[Slotman]

RIP Sir......much too young........

[mikebell]

Well at least the local bobbies can't call suicide on this one.

[seancbk]

1 hour ago, catman20 said:

14 hours ago, petermik said:

R.I.P. George.....45 is too young to be taken away

looks 60 RIP

Yes he definitely looks older than 45.

Either way, not good that he was killed so young.

[yooyoo]

Jest skis are dangerous...

[Beats56]

Jetski's are no different than snowmobiles.  Both have powerful engines that can accelerate fast.  The problem is inexperienced riders that have no idea of their power. They should restric the engine speeds. You can get your self in trouble in short order on these machines. I have driven both and know how to respect the machine.

Rip to the man.

 

 

 

[cat handler]

 I'm guessing he wasn't the one riding the JetSki, having rid them before there is underwater hazards around To watch out for.

 

[Keesters]

13 hours ago, wakeupplease said:

Then what you are saying is don't visit or if you do stay off the beach

 

Yes I can see the logic in that thanks for the advice

 

RIP George another Brit will never see home again, very sad

 

Stay within the swim zones and you should be safe. If you don't see a swim only zone don't go in the water.

[johng]

The swim zones in Pattaya and Jomtien often suffer from "perfectly natural algae blooms"
accompanied by "Mersey trout"

[Pat in Pattaya]

4 hours ago, catman20 said:

looks 60 RIP

No he doesn't. Maybe 50

[catman20]

1 hour ago, Pat in Pattaya said:

No he doesn't. Maybe 50

yes he dose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[catman20]

5 hours ago, steven100 said:

why ?

look at the picture that should tell you why

[just.a.thought]

Just ban the blody ego rockets,nothing but trouble.....

[Bastos60]

7 hours ago, seancbk said:

Yes he definitely looks older than 45.

Either way, not good that he was killed so young.

 

Looks more into his 50's, but yeah, I suspect a smoker (yellowing teeth), and smoking makes people look a lot older.

[Catkiwi]

22 hours ago, wakeupplease said:

Then what you are saying is don't visit or if you do stay off the beach

 

Yes I can see the logic in that thanks for the advice

 

RIP George another Brit will never see home again, very sad

Stay off jet skis, stay of the beach, stay of scooters, stay of the roads, for sure stay away from travelling in public service vans, stay off alcohol & drugs, stay away from Katoeys, stay away from the police oh, and especially, stay away from balconies or yes better still, stay away from Thailand....I think that's about it.

 

Sorry George. RIP brother!

[maprao]

Waiting for all those commenting on his age and looks to post their pictures [emoji38][emoji38]

A man has died ff*s
RIP

[Catkiwi]

4 hours ago, Bastos60 said:

 

Looks more into his 50's, but yeah, I suspect a smoker (yellowing teeth), and smoking makes people look a lot older.

Bugger me Sherlock, you are a bloody legend.....what in the Hell does that have to do with this poor bugger dying?

[balo]

He probably did not have any experience with jet skis. RIP.

[billd766]

1 hour ago, Pat in Pattaya said:

Yep, this is the hell that we have chosen as our home.

 

I'd be out of this over heated cesspit tomorrow if I could take my family here back home.

 

So why do you live in Pattaya. There are far nicer places to live in Thailand.

 

I have lived in rural Khampaeng Phet for 13 years now but that is an acquired habit.

 

Before that we lived in BKK for 3 years but never in Pattaya. I never did like big cities but they do have some good points.

[Rimmer]

An off topic troll post has been removed

[Thongkorn]

did they Bill him for the damage i wonder,

[catman20]

On 6/9/2017 at 8:50 PM, maprao said:

Waiting for all those commenting on his age and looks to post their pictures

A man has died ff*s
RIP

well late with your post, the comments are posted not ( waiting posts)