webfact Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Udon Thani man drowns after saving two teens By The Nation Picture: Tnews A man from Udon Thani managed to save two teens from drowning off a Sattahip beach in Chon Buri on Sunday evening only to drown himself, police said. Police said Wutthichai Charoentham rushed into the sea after seeing two teens crying for help around 4pm but he was knocked over by a big wave and drowned. Police quoted a relative of Wutthichai as saying that he saw the two teens being carried out to sea by a big wave and jumped into the water after hearing their shouts for help. Wutthichai managed to push the two teens back to the beach but another big wave hit him and, exhausted by his efforts, he was carried out to sea and drowned. The two survivors were identified as Singha Wangprai, 15, and Suthang Wangprai, 15. Police said Wutthichai, a resident of Udon Thani’s Muang district, had taken his wife and their child to visit the beach. Scuba divers from the Sawang Rojanatham Sathan Sattahip found Wutthichai’s body on the seabed about 200 metres from the beach. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30370808 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-06-10 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 R.I.P Brave man, you died a hero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycjoe Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Some run to danger and others away. Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Kudos to the man and I hope he is now in a special place. But two 15 year old teens can't make it back to shore? At that age I had already passed the junior and senior lifesaving ranks, had done the Boy Scouts one mile swim. Horrible that they can't handle the water there in the Gulf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 The number of child deaths by drowning is staggering; yet ignored by a succession of politicians as there is no money in it for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 UPDATE: Relative tells of hero who died saving teens at Sattahip beach Caption: The hero who sacrificed his life Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105694-relative-tells-of-hero-who-died-saving-teens-at-sattahip-beach/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 12 hours ago, gk10002000 said: Kudos to the man and I hope he is now in a special place. But two 15 year old teens can't make it back to shore? At that age I had already passed the junior and senior lifesaving ranks, had done the Boy Scouts one mile swim. Horrible that they can't handle the water there in the Gulf Have you seen a Thai trying to swim..?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, nchuckle said: 12 hours ago, gk10002000 said: Kudos to the man and I hope he is now in a special place. But two 15 year old teens can't make it back to shore? At that age I had already passed the junior and senior lifesaving ranks, had done the Boy Scouts one mile swim. Horrible that they can't handle the water there in the Gulf Have you seen a Thai trying to swim..?! https://news.thaivisa.com/article/35773/thai-national-womens-water-polo-team-wins-gold-in-czech Plenty of Thai's can swim, but there could be great improvement in lifesaving education for youngsters... but thats not just swimming but safety skills in general, start with the roads, include swimming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyHeyHey Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 49 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: https://news.thaivisa.com/article/35773/thai-national-womens-water-polo-team-wins-gold-in-czech Plenty of Thai's can swim, but there could be great improvement in lifesaving education for youngsters... but thats not just swimming but safety skills in general, start with the roads, include swimming... They are also gold medalist in child drowning. Last time I read the statistics no other country came close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 On 6/10/2019 at 5:38 PM, nycjoe said: Some run to danger and others away. Rest in peace. What would you do, ? LIke the average farang in LOS, i would .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 A real hero, not many of them around. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 You were a good man Wutthichai. Sadly missed but never forgotten. Loved by many. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, onera1961 said: Any self respected person would have abandoned the dump for better pasture. My home country has become a bigger dump, and nobody else will have me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Derogatory post removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbiology Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 True hero. Although Farang here often complain about inactive Thais bystander syndrome there are some real good men and women here too. Sadly one less.......RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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