German falls to death from Pattaya hotel
published : 6 Jun 2024 at 13:40
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Chaiyot Pupattanapong
A German man fell to his death from a luxury hotel in Pattaya on Wednesday night. This is the fourth such incident involving a person falling to their death in Pattaya this month.
Rescue workers were alerted about the incident at a five-star hotel along Pattaya beach about 10pm.
Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene and found a crowd of onlookers. Staff at a nearby shopping mall had put up barriers to cordon off the area.
The body of the 57-year-old tourist was lying on the ground. A white tent was used to cover the body.
The man had been staying on the 33rd floor of the hotel. Officers inspected his room and found no signs of a struggle, finding only allergy medication.
Witnesses told police that they saw the man falling from the room. His body hit a plant pot in front of the mall entrance, shocking onlookers.
The German was the fourth person to fall to their death in Pattaya this month.
Previous incidents include a 23-year-old Thai man who fell from a hotel on June 1, a 38-year-old Russian man who fell from a condominium on June 3, and an American man, 43, who fell from a hotel balcony on June 4.
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- allergy: a medical condition in which you become sick or your skin becomes covered with red marks as a reaction to something you eat, breathe or touch - อาการแพ้ ภูมิแพ้
- balcony: a place where you can stand just outside an upper window. It sticks out from the wall of a building - ระเบียง
- cordon off: to put something around a building or an area in order to stop people from entering it - ปิดล้อม
- incident: something that happens, usually something bad - เหตุการณ์
- onlookers: people who watch something that is happening in a public place but are not involved in it - ผู้ดูเหตุการณ์
- rescue worker: a person who save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation - ผู้ช่วยชีวิต
- struggle: a difficult fight or an attempt to defeat someone - การต่อสู้เพื่อความอยู่รอด
- tent (n): a portable shelter made of cloth or fabric -
- witness: a person who sees something happen - ผู้ที่เห็นเหตุการณ์