They’re heroes! Foreign tourists praised for rescuing Thai family after car plunges into Chiang Mai moat

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They’re heroes! Foreign tourists praised for rescuing Thai family after car plunges into Chiang Mai moat

 

Picture: Tungmayy May Facebook

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Two foreign tourists were hailed as heroes this weekend after they dived into the moat in Chiang Mai to rescue three people who were trapped inside a car.

 

The incident happened at Manee Nopparat Road and is believed to have occurred when the woman driving the white Toyota Vios mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of the brake which sent the vehicle plunging into the moat.

 

Inside the car the were a husband and wife and their son.

 

 

Witnessing the incident were the two foreign tourists whose identities have not been reported.

 

Faced with an agonizing race against time to save the trio, the foreign man and woman jumped into the water and rescued them from the sinking vehicle.

 

Photos of the incident, which took place on Saturday evening, were posted to Facebook by user Tungmayy May, who hailed the foreign couple as heroes.

 

The post has been shared more than 10,000 times.

 

Footage of the vehicle being rescued was posted online by One News.

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-08-21

 

 

[cornishcarlos]

The world needs more hero's :)

Good on them.... 

[darksidedog]

It seems that driving into the moat at Chiang Mai is almost becoming a national hobby. Fair play to the tourists who jumped in to assist though. Helping in these situations is one of the benefits of actually being able to swim, something most of us take for granted, but many of the locals can't do.

[alfalfa19]

Good job, heroes!  Bravo.

[AhFarangJa]

Very well done, quick thinking selfless act ......now I suggest you go get some vaccination shots to be on the safe side..

[BangkokReady]

Are you sure it wasn't an amulet that saved them?

[chrisinth]

Kudos to the guy & gal.......................

 

It really is a pleasure to read that there are still people about that are willing unselfishly to do what is necessary to save life while putting their own lives at risk.

 

On an off-note I also spare a thought for the unsung heroes of the emergency services who do this sort of thing every day, everywhere.

[theguyfromanotherforum]

Oh, but they look like backpackers

[Bill Miller]

Kudos for the quick acting tourists, and thanks for a positive post about foreigners.

[RikDao]

54 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Are you sure it wasn't an amulet that saved them?

You may live to regret that remark...

[Deez]

Immigration will be paying them a visit for working without a WP.

[Dobredin Ghusputin]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of the brake

 

Automatic transmission, and using both feet?

[AlQaholic]

mebe they can erect a barrier or something?

[silent]

17 minutes ago, Dobredin Ghusputin said:

 

Automatic transmission, and using both feet?

How does one manage to kick the right foot off the gas pedal to get their left foot on it? I'd be more inclined to see the lack of coordination between the right and left side of the brain as the cause

[kentrot]

--"Accidentally hit the gas instead of the break... "  ---

 

Yup - it's time for Self-Driving cars .

People freaked out when "automatic elevators" without operators were first introduced .

But we got used to them.  Same same only different :) 

 

Kudos to the fast thinking & selfless rescuers

 

[pauleddy]

yes the new amulet from Big C 199baht

/yours now in polymer cement

 

Get

 2,

get 1 Free

[hobobo]

In over 40 years of driving and covering more than a million miles I have yet to "mistake" the accelerator pedal for a brake one. Admittedly, I've never driven in Chiang Mai, so that's my next holiday challenge!

[tonray]

Good on them. Great Job ! 

[thairookie]

I believe some drivers use the left foot on the brakes.

[rickcnx]

That's what happens when you buy your driving licence. Should have done law abiding and safe motorists a favour and left them in there.

[aslimversgwm]

Well  done you 2 - great to read some good news for a change!

I'd like to meet you and buy you a drink. 

 

[connda]

3 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

The world needs more hero's :)

Good on them.... 

Actually, the world doesn't need heros.  It needs more people who are will to get off there dead butts and assist those who are in peril.  

[Dave67]

Good work by the farangs, Hitting the accelerator instead of the brakes must be the new slippery road and brake failure reason for going off road

[cornishcarlos]

23 minutes ago, connda said:

Actually, the world doesn't need heros.  It needs more people who are will to get off there dead butts and assist those who are in peril.  

 

Exactly, heros

[DLang]

The Thais were busying trying to note down the license plate to get next week's winning lottery numbers. 

[balo]

The "tourists" were probably working as digital nomads and don't want to have their names released   Good job ! 

[YoungBrit]

Nice to see them receive some praise they deserve. Well done!

 

[smileydude]

Awesome humans.  The gal even looks a bit like Wonderwoman (Gal Gadot).  

If only those scammers and con artists who prey on tourists could have been stuck in the car to learn a bit about compassion.

[Lingba]

well at least they didn't get arrested for working without a permit

[lvr181]

5 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

Are you sure it wasn't an amulet that saved them?

"amulet"? What is that?