webfact Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Students drowns at Krabi island during school trip By Kritsada Mueanhawong A student from a school in Narathiwat has drowned at Koh Poda in Krabi while she was on school trip yesterday. Emergency responders were notified of the incident after girl fell unconscious while she was playing in the water at Koh Poda yesterday afternoon (Sunday). The female student was later identified as 16 year old Sutanya Narakunmongkon from Narathiwat. She was rushed to Krabi Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/krabi/students-drowns-at-krabi-island-during-school-trip -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-04-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 45 minutes ago, webfact said: Students drowns Fortunately the headline was a misprint/spelling mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TumblinDice Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Amazing Thailand. The can't drive & they can't swim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Tragedy, not sure if it was a rip tide thing or an inability to swim thing. I am amazed by the percentage of people who live near water that cannot swim. You'd think they'd be in lessons from infancy. My 8 month old niece is in the pool splashing away already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 RIP kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 As it was a school trip, there was naturally at least 2 or 3 people watching over the students in the water ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 14 hours ago, Cereal said: Tragedy, not sure if it was a rip tide thing or an inability to swim thing. I am amazed by the percentage of people who live near water that cannot swim. You'd think they'd be in lessons from infancy. My 8 month old niece is in the pool splashing away already. Double edge sword... Teach kids how to swim and they lose their fear of water. Then they're more likely to find themselves over their heads, literally and figuratively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 12:41 AM, TumblinDice said: Amazing Thailand. The can't drive & they can't swim. Same goes for the Chinese tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 12:41 AM, TumblinDice said: Amazing Thailand. The can't drive & they can't swim. That is so sad for you to say that. RIP to the student and condolences to her family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 12 hours ago, impulse said: Double edge sword... Teach kids how to swim and they lose their fear of water. Then they're more likely to find themselves over their heads, literally and figuratively. That's true, but if they do they're more likely to be able to get out of trouble. I've had two friends drown, one in a swimming pool in broad daylight in the middle of a party and the other 10 feet from shore in a lake. Neither could swim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TumblinDice Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 9:25 PM, geoffbezoz said: That is so sad for you to say that. RIP to the student and condolences to her family. Just reiterating the facts. She wasn't the first nor will she be the last. Perhaps mandatory swim lessons should be enforced at all schools. Why not, could save alot of lives. If i was a native Thai I'd want to know how to swim so I could enjoy the beaches more. I was a water baby, My mother had me swimming at the Y when I was a toddler. This girl was 16. Sad yes but totally preventable for All Thais. Unfortunately, driving is a much different story. You can't fix stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi3eddie Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 1:41 AM, TumblinDice said: Amazing Thailand. The can't drive & they can't swim. It's a sad fact that one of the biggest causes of child death in Asia is drowning. Teaching kids to swim and/or warning of the dangers of water courses is a low priority here. So many sad stories of drownings which could have been prevented if swimming lessons were given (I had to jump into a resort pool once to rescue a 5 yr old out of his depth). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Boy Scout lake swimming lesson/rule 101. We had to use the buddy system. Two of you must always be close to each other and when the scout master blew the whistle now and then you better hold up each other's hand very quickly. But still odd that the article says the girl just suddenly fell or collapsed. Might all just be a coincidence of being in the water an some other medical situation. The good question is how long was she under water, noticed, etc. An autopsy should prove if she actually died from fainting then drowning while underwater. If so, then it is shameful that nobody pulled her head above water quickly enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 7:41 AM, TumblinDice said: Amazing Thailand. The can't drive & they can't swim. You do know that some people in your country cannot drive and some cannot swim? Which amazing country is yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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