A 70-year-old Australian man died yesterday after falling into the sea during a parasailing accident at a Phuket beach.
The Narenthorn EMS Center, stationed at Vachira Phuket Hospital, received a report from lifeguards stationed at Kata Beach at about midday Wednesday stating that a foreigner had sustained injuries after falling from a parasail.
Rescue workers arrived at the scene to find a foreign man lying on the sand. He was taken to Patong Hospital where a doctor and a medical team tried to assist him but he was later pronounced dead.
The man’s name is being withheld until it is confirmed that his family has been notified.
Capt. Weerayuth Phanyasirisukworakul, of the Patong Police, arrived at Patong Hospital and said, “We found several red marks the man’s body. It is believed these marks were from when his body hit the water. However, it has not yet been confirmed what caused his death,” Capt. Weerayuth added.
Police have yet to decide whether to press charges against the parasail business operators or if there had been any negligence or wrongdoing on their part.
The investigation is ongoing and The Australian Consulate-General in Phuket has been been notified of the accident.
Story: The Phuket News
