Jonathan Fairfield Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Briton survives three days in the jungle after Samui waterfall plunge Image: Sanook KOH SAMUI:-- A British man who fell at a Koh Samui waterfall was found yesterday after being missing for three days. Gerrard Paul Greenhoff, 38, (name transliterated) broke his right leg and could not move. He survived by drinking stream water. He was only found after a local in Mae Nam saw a motorbike parked near a path leading down to the Khun Sri falls. Police checked the plate of the bike with rental shops and found it had been rented to the missing man. It still took several hours to locate him in the seldom visited and isolated area. He was found totally exhausted by a stream. He had eaten nothing for three days. Medics in the search party immediately put him on a drip as he was carefully carried out of the area via a steep path. It took more than two hours to bring him up and ferry him to International Koh Samui Hospital. Doctors said he was in a serious condition but responsive. Sanook reported that it was lucky that a local had seen his bike or the tourist may have died at the scene. Though the falls are small the area is not monitored or look after by any officials. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-07-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpjack Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 good job by local thais and emergency services , oh .......and for once the police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Fortunate in many ways, not the least of which was a Thai person who didn't say, that's nothing to do with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 "Sanook reported that it was lucky that a local had seen his bike or the tourist may have died at the scene." And had he died, the speculations from both police (suicide) and TV (murder) would have begun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Bodoh Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 With all the crappy things going on in the world, it is very nice to read a good news story To the local who found him, to the EMS people, and to the police; WELL DONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wump Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Certainly his critical condition was not caused by lack of food? Probably more to do with heat exhaustion and the injuries he sustained. Quote In a 1997 editorial in the British Medical Journal, Peel briefly reviewed the available literature regarding human starvation. Generally, it appears as though humans can survive without any food for 30-40 days, as long as they are properly hydrated. Severe symptoms of starvation begin around 35-40 days, and as highlighted by the hunger strikers of the Maze Prison in Belfast in the 1980s, death can occur at around 45 to 61 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwct Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 The Brits have had a run of bad luck lately! From deportations to accidents! Something is in the water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfin Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 He was lucky the Monitor lizards did not find him. Yes well done to the Thai and all the rescue personnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Seems like the British have a great tendency of injury or death in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 11 hours ago, pumpjack said: good job by local thais and emergency services , oh .......and for once the police Why wasn't the area checked after the first night of seeing the abandoned motorbike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Surprising…that the authorities aren’t calling this a failed suicide attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidybeard Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, csabo said: Why wasn't the area checked after the first night of seeing the abandoned motorbike? I know this place... it is a small remote waterfall at the end of a 3 Km dirt track. The only people to go there would be the OCCASIONAL passing farmer checking on their Coconuts and Durian. This guy was lucky !.... when I visited there with some friends it looked like the track hadn't been used for weeks.... Pretty stupid to go there alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Get well soon chap !!Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksamuiguy Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Good job locals and rescue crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanny321 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Word must've gone out - ''Keep an eye on the cash-flow.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wump Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Judging by the amount of Tripadvisor reviews and the "Certficate of Excellence" I find it a bit strange that nobody found him earlier. It's just off the main road from Lamai to Mae Nam. Was he hiking there through the jungle or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 No cellphone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wump Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Poor coverage inland, especially when in a gorge. But seriously, there must be more to this story. There is a huge viewing platform 5 minutes before the falls and some reviews go like Quote We stopped of to see the waterfall whilst on an island tour,it was very busy,great little shops for souvenirs well worth a visit,we would have liked to stay longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikosan Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Well done to all involved, but I agree that, in retrospect, maybe it would have been an idea to travel with a friend. Next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslimversgwm Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 12 hours ago, pumpjack said: good job by local thais and emergency services , oh .......and for once the police Absolutely. Well done all concerned. Rock on Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 12 hours ago, pumpjack said: good job by local thais and emergency services , oh .......and for once the police This is the only one time you have seen police in Thailand getting a job done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Good that he got water. No Food is not the problem for 3 days but the broken leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomPolo Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Waterfall spirits pissed off again? Sent from my SM-J710F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 51 minutes ago, wump said: Poor coverage inland, especially when in a gorge. But seriously, there must be more to this story. There is a huge viewing platform 5 minutes before the falls and some reviews go like Quote We stopped of to see the waterfall whilst on an island tour,it was very busy,great little shops for souvenirs well worth a visit,we would have liked to stay longer That's sounds like Namuang 2, another waterfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FitnessHealthTravel Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Nice ending but what the hell was he doing alone walking up there and not having told anyone where he was going? He is very, very lucky. We ride up there all the time and usually see no one. It is indeed remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Definition of stupid 1a : slow of mind : obtuseb : given to unintelligent decisions or acts : acting in an unintelligent or careless mannerc : lacking intelligence or reason : brutish 2: dulled in feeling or sensation : torpid still stupidfrom the sedative 3: marked by or resulting from unreasoned thinking or acting : senseless a stupid decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 1 hour ago, wump said: Judging by the amount of Tripadvisor reviews and the "Certficate of Excellence" I find it a bit strange that nobody found him earlier. It's just off the main road from Lamai to Mae Nam. Was he hiking there through the jungle or something? It's not on the main road, it's on the shortcut road through the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wump Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 If I want to go from Lamai to Mae Nam, I take the jungle route so for me it's kind of a main road. Pretty well built and I am not quite sure why not more people are taking it during the daytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wump Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Just an example... Going to immigration is quicker and shorter taking the jungle route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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