Russian man dies after falling from pagoda in Phuket
published : 9 Jul 2023 at 18:23
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Achadthaya Chuenniran
A Russian man died after falling from the roof of a pagoda in Phuket on Friday night.
Police received a report that the tourist, whose name was not given, climbed up to the roof of the pagoda at Wat Chaithararam, better known as Wat Chalong, at around 5.30pm.
Police and rescue workers at the scene tried to persuade him to climb down, as they were concerned that he might jump and take his own life. By 7.55pm, he still refused to come down.
After negotiations failed, rescue staff charged towards the tourist at around 8.27pm. During the struggle, the man fell onto safety cushions but sustained injuries. Medics took him to Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Hospital officials reported that his heart had stopped beating.
Local news media reported on Saturday morning that the man had died.
Vocabulary
- beating (noun): making a rhythm by hitting something repeatedly, e.g., a drum - การตีเป็นจังหวะ
- charge: to run very fast towards something - โจมตี, จู่โจม
- climb: go up, rise, ascend - ขึ้น
- concerned: worried about something - มีความกังวล
- cushion (noun): a cloth bag filled with soft material feathers or air that is used, for example, to make a seat more comfortable - เบาะ, เครื่องกันกระแทก
- negotiations: formal discussion in which people or groups try to reach an agreement - การเจรจาต่อรอง
- pagoda: a temple in S or E Asia in the form of a tall tower with several levels - เจดีย์
- persuade: to make someone agree to do something by giving them reasons why they should - โน้มน้าวใจ เกลี้ยกล่อม
- refuse (verb): to say or show that you will not do something; to say or show that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do - ปฏิเสธ
- struggle: a difficult fight or an attempt to defeat someone - การต่อสู้เพื่อความอยู่รอด
- sustain: to experience, injury, damage, loss, etc. - ประสบกับ (ความสูญเสีย การเจ็บป่วย)
