Phuket lifeguards warn of surf danger as sections of beaches closed

Shela Riva

 

 

PHUKET:-- The President of the Phuket Lifeguard Service (PLS) has warned swimmers to obey the red “No Swimming” flags at beaches along Phuket’s west coast after a section of Nai Thon Beach with dangerous surf was closed earlier today (Aug 21).

 

“Where the flags are placed differs from time to time and day to day. Sometimes the flags will be moved around depending on the waves,” PLS President Prathaiyuth explained.

 

“But there are red-flag warnings at all of the beaches. Some are posted to warn of rip currents while others indicate there are rough waves and no lifeguard on duty at that location,” he added.

 

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Obviously no one surfs in Thailand.  Any waves capable of being surfed would be deemed too dangerous.

For a country with so few who can swim and whom mostly enter the water fully clothed, the whole coastline, any water ways, dams or lakes etc are to dangerous.

4 hours ago, connda said:

Obviously no one surfs in Thailand.  Any waves capable of being surfed would be deemed too dangerous.

People surf here. The lifeguards aren't too worried about surfers. It's the idiot tourists that come here who have never seen the ocean then go out into dangerous conditions and drown. That is what worries them.