Phuket Police Search For Jet-Ski Operator After Anchor Attack On German Tourist

[george]

Phuket Police search for jet-ski operator after anchor attack on German tourist

Phuket Gazette

ANCHORS AWAY! Anyone see a jet-ski operator swing an anchor at a

German tourist’s head? Call the Police at 076-333362. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: -- Karon Police are looking for a jet-ski rental operator at Kata Beach who yesterday allegedly swung an anchor at the head of a German tourist.

When contacted by the Phuket Gazette, Karon Police Superintendent Sirisak Wasasiri today said he had yet to be informed of the incident.

“I have not received a report about this. I will assign officers to question the beach vendors,” Col Sirisak said.

A witness to the incident explained to the Gazette that the jet-ski operator had mounted his jet-skis onto a trailer and was towing them off the beach just before sundown when the wheels of the trailer ran over the German man’s belongings on the sand.

“The German man had his sunglasses and a few other things damaged, but all he wanted was for the jet-ski operator to pay for the broken motorbike helmet, which belonged to a rental shop,” the witness said.

“The beach boy refused and they had an argument… After a while, the German man gave up and started walking away, but the boy picked up a small anchor from the trailer and ran after the German man,” he added.

“It wasn’t until a woman saw what was happening and screamed, that the German man looked back and saw the boy coming at him with the anchor. The German started running at the same time the boy swung the anchor at him. The anchor missed his head by about half a meter,” said the witness.

The German ran down onto the beach, and the jet-ski operator gave chase. “When the boy realized that everyone on the beach was staring at him, he turned and walked away,” he added.

Meanwhile, Col Sirisak has appealed to anyone who may be able to identify the jet-ski operator to contact the Karon Police.

“Anyone who saw the incident can contact Karon Police Station at 076-333362,” Col Sirisak said.

“If anyone knows the German man, please tell him to come to Karon Police Station and report the incident,” he added.

-- Phuket Gazette 2013-02-05

[COXYATCITY]

Thailand has the best jet-ski operators in the world,for violence and scams,just another day in paradise for the tourists

[Guest]

I hope this person comes public and tells his story when he is back in the safe zone (in Germany).

Edited February 5, 2013 by Guest

[NamKangMan]

The German guy shouldn't be too hard to find. He'll be the one being made to pay 10,000 baht for a new motorbike helmet. :)

[RichardtenBrinke]

They still not realize it, but the tourists make their paycheck on the end of the month. Still thinking they are the king and the customers are the poor people to get money out.......

[Jimi007]

So it's not just foreigners that are still ruining Phuket's reputation? I thought we were always to blame. It probably was the German guys fault for leaving his stuff on the beach, instead of renting a chair!

[Locationthailand]

Well out of a beach with hundreds of witnesses, I wonder how many will come forward. And of course the Farang will be at fault - as always.

[NomadJoe]

The situation at the afternoon/evenings at the north end of Kata is chaotic and abysmal. All the jet ski and speed boat operators in Kata and Karon beaches remove their vessels there each day. Motorbikes, 4x4 trucks, jeeps and tractors crowd onto the sand and race around and between people that are trying to enjoy the beach, (It is illegal to operate a vehicle on the beach in Thailand.) I can't count the times I have seen people leaping out of the way of a speeding vehicle towing a jet ski or boat as they try to get enough speed to make it across the deeper sand. I have seen toddlers run in front of these vehicles only to have the parents snatch them up just before being run over. It is an accident waiting to happen. The "lifeguards" will not do anything because they are the ones operating the jet ski's and speed boats.

[mickyboy]

been great if the german turned on him and kicked 7 bells out him broke his leg or some thing like that teach the little rodent a lesson he could then anooy other tourist for at least 6 months

dont they realise the tourist is there food line

[mickyboy]

So it's not just foreigners that are still ruining Phuket's reputation? I thought we were always to blame. It probably was the German guys fault for leaving his stuff on the beach, instead of renting a chair!

make me laugh

you should be on the stage as a comedian or politician i must learn to spell

[Jimi007]

been great if the german turned on him and kicked 7 bells out him broke his leg or some thing like that teach the little rodent a lesson he could then anooy other tourist for at least 6 months

dont they realise the tourist is there food line

LOL! I guess you don't live here. If the German did stand up to the local, he would have been set upon by the rest of the local gang. And no, they don't think of tourists as their pay check, just an annoyance to be fleeced by them.

[scotto]

Who said thailand was a dangerous place for tourists?

seems all is normal in phuket!

nothing to worry about.

[Jimi007]

So it's not just foreigners that are still ruining Phuket's reputation? I thought we were always to blame. It probably was the German guys fault for leaving his stuff on the beach, instead of renting a chair!

make me laugh

you should be on the stage as a comedian or politician i must learn to spell

LOL! Sorry I think I've lived here too long and have definitely been reading and posting on Thai Visa for too long! Plus I'l slightly sarcastic.

[MAJIC]

Jet Ski Operater + BIB,I wouldn't think they will be searching for the offender too hard!

[Songhua]

been great if the german turned on him and kicked 7 bells out him broke his leg or some thing like that teach the little rodent a lesson he could then anooy other tourist for at least 6 months

dont they realise the tourist is there food line

We're not simply food, we're a buffet. There are so many of us on their plate they can afford to spit out what they don't like and still get their fill.

Unfortunately that's what a lot of US don't realise.

[Guest]

Jet Ski Operater + BIB,I wouldn't think they will be searching for the offender too hard!

But of course they are. They do a joint search with tuk-tuk drivers.

Remember this?

http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-police-stage-security-show-in-patong-36261.php

Another 800 people, including walkie-talkie volunteers, jet-ski operators, tuk-tuk and limousine drivers, and hotel representatives also joined the event.

[jbrain]

And however he will be towing his jetski's every morning and evening to and from the beach, they will not be able to find him.

[kirk0233]

Why not ask the reporter that asked the police about the incident? S/He seems to have a very good source of detailed information.

[Happyman108]

ok next story

[Mamboking]

So it's not just foreigners that are still ruining Phuket's reputation? I thought we were always to blame. It probably was the German guys fault for leaving his stuff on the beach, instead of renting a chair!

Sure, it was German guy fault that he didn't gave all his money and excuses to poor jet-ski boy.

[asdecas]

Tourists are despicable, particularly Germans. They despoil the beach with their discarded clothes, enter the water without paying for a vessel, complain at the slightest provocation and then have the gross effrontery to run away when attacked.

[KarenBravo]

Sounds like Attempted Murder, to me.

[Payboy]

“Anyone who saw the incident can contact Karon Police Station at 076-333362,” Col Sirisak said.

At your own risk.

[CrisRMenumate]

Lets see, it took the Police 7 years to find an infamous person who was mostly staying at his own house and attending international hospitals in public, and he was wanted for involvement in murder and corruption, so I am guessing a simple beach boy would be impossible within 15 years to find

[atsiii]

PHUKET: -- Karon Police are looking for a jet-ski rental operator at Kata Beach who yesterday allegedly swung an anchor at the head of a German tourist. When contacted by the Phuket Gazette, Karon Police Superintendent Sirisak Wasasiri today said he had yet to be informed of the incident.

So... which is it? Police are looking for someone? Or Police have not heard about the incident? The reporting is often as bad as the policing!

[seajae]

I suppose they could always charge the german for leaving the scene of a crime

[Considered Opinion]

PHUKET: -- Karon Police are looking for a jet-ski rental operator at Kata Beach who yesterday allegedly swung an anchor at the head of a German tourist. When contacted by the Phuket Gazette, Karon Police Superintendent Sirisak Wasasiri today said he had yet to be informed of the incident.

So... which is it? Police are looking for someone? Or Police have not heard about the incident? The reporting is often as bad as the policing!

I thought the two were interchangeable... policing and reporting that is.

[jacko45k]

Try damaging a Thai's belongings and see how that goes too....... perhaps he felt the trailers tyres had been damaged and the German was required to pay 40,000 baht compensation.

[webfact]

Anchor-wielding jet ski operator wanted by Phuket police

Nattha Thepbamrung

PHUKET: -- Police are on the hunt for an anchor-wielding jet ski operator who allegedly swung the heavy anchor at a German tourist, narrowly missing his head.

Karon Police Pol Lt Sathaporn Seenun told The Phuket News that the trouble began around 6pm on Monday at Kata beach, when the jet ski operator finished work for the day.

He was dragging his jet ski from the sea and put it on a trailer. He then drove the car away with the trailer attacked, and the wheels of the trailer allegedly drove over the German tourist’s belongings, including a helmet the tourist was renting for a motorbike.

Police said the German tourist then approached the jet ski operator, asking him to compensate for the broken helmet.

Unable to come to an agreement, the German man then started to walk away, when he saw the jet ski operator chasing him down the beach with an anchor in his hand. The man swung the anchor at the German, narrowly missing his head.

The chase ended when the jet ski operator realised his actions had been seen by people on the beach, and he ran away.

A witness told police the jet ski operator was Thai, tanned, and of large build. He also gave details of how the attack happened.

Anyone who has details of the attack should call Karon Police Station on 076-396-393 or Lt Sathaporn on 086-071-8468.

Source: http://www.thephuket...olice-36851.php

-- The Phuket News 2013-02-06

[monkeycountry]

Perhaps the police can tell us in advance what will happen to the jetski boy and operator if witnesses decide to come forward and confirm the story? If it is the usual case of no prosecution whatsoever, then why should anyone waste their time informing the police and risk getting attacked afterwards?