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mrsquirrel
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 Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject: Korean drowns while trying to save his wife |
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Korean drowns while trying to save his wife
KATA: A Korean man drowned off Kata Beach about 11 am yesterday after being dragged out to sea while trying to save his wife, who had swum into difficulty.
Hun Sang Suk, 46, had swum out to rescue his wife, who had been dragged away from the shore by strong currents, said Lt Ratthaket Mingmuang of Chalong Police Station.
�The red flags were up at the beach, but they still went swimming. I saw that there were strong waves that looked dangerous there,� he said.
Mr Hun�s two teenage daughters then swam out to aid their father, but he was pulled out even further to sea, where he drowned, Lt Ratthaket said.
The two girls and their mother made it safely back to shore, he added.
Mr Hun�s body was recovered about midday, and was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Mrs Hun and her daughters were taken to Patong Hospital before being transfered to Bangkok Hospital Phuket to be treated for shock and ingestion of seawater, Lt Ratthaket said.
The family had being staying at the Peach Hill hotel in Kata and were due to fly home tomorrow, he added.
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Would he have gone swimming if the flags were out in Korea? |
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bundangbabo
Joined: 01 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I have grown up on a beach and seen idiot tourists drown quite often, its not just limited to Koreans although its usually Asians. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| From what I understand of beaches in Korea they are heavily controlled by the beach Nazis making sure people are safe. Stopping them swimming and controlling where they swim. |
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Lekker
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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I worked at Yellowstone almost ten years ago. I remember seeing one of the most ridiculous things ever. A Korean man sees a buffallo and puts his three year old son in front of the beast. He then runs back about 20 feet with a camera and proceeds to photograph his son in front of the thing by only two or three feet.  |
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Freakstar
Joined: 29 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: Korean drowns while trying to save his wife |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
Would he have gone swimming if the flags were out in Korea? |
I love how some of you take opportunities like this to make fun of Korean people. Posts like these are neither funny nor thought provoking and are in poor taste. While both he and his wife should have heeded the flags, they didn't. And as a result, a life was lost.
What country are you from? Let's find stories about the dumb things that your countrymen do and then proceed to make fun of them...so that we can all feel superior to you and your like.  |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: Korean drowns while trying to save his wife |
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| Freakstar wrote: |
| mrsquirrel wrote: |
Would he have gone swimming if the flags were out in Korea? |
I love how some of you take opportunities like this to make fun of Korean people. Posts like these are neither funny nor thought provoking and are in poor taste. While both he and his wife should have heeded the flags, they didn't. And as a result, a life was lost.
What country are you from? Let's find stories about the dumb things that your countrymen do and then proceed to make fun of them...so that we can all feel superior to you and your like. |
This would be good if we were in the "OP's home country" Forum, but we're not. This is a Korean forum dedicated to things Korean.
Why don't you try to counteract his negativity (not that she was being negative) by posting something positive about Koreans. Why should it always have to be a tit for tat kind of thing? |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| bundangbabo wrote: |
| I have grown up on a beach and seen idiot tourists drown quite often, its not just limited to Koreans although its usually Asians. |
what like Aussies dont do stupid chit?
| Lekker wrote: |
| I worked at Yellowstone almost ten years ago. I remember seeing one of the most ridiculous things ever. A Korean man sees a buffallo and puts his three year old son in front of the beast. He then runs back about 20 feet with a camera and proceeds to photograph his son in front of the thing by only two or three feet. |
dont get me started on posting stupid stuff americans do!
| Freakstar wrote: |
I love how some of you take opportunities like this to make fun of Korean people. Posts like these are neither funny nor thought provoking and are in poor taste. While both he and his wife should have heeded the flags, they didn't. And as a result, a life was lost.
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I agree! A husband went out to save his wife and then the result was his two daughters and wife watching him drown! this is a terrible thing!
not really something to talk about and say! "oh yeah well koreans are stupid" two girls lost their father and a wife lost her husband!
think about that! |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| Freakstar is right. Using an accidental death to make fun of Koreans is just crass, although typical of a certain portion of the posters here. |
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seoulteacher
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:18 am Post subject: Re: Korean drowns while trying to save his wife |
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May he rest in peace.
And may his family find some comfort in their loss by knowing that he went to his wife's assistance. |
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Socks
Joined: 15 May 2008
Location: somewhere in here...
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:34 am Post subject: |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
| bundangbabo wrote: |
| I have grown up on a beach and seen idiot tourists drown quite often, its not just limited to Koreans although its usually Asians. |
what like Aussies dont do stupid chit? |
At least Aussies know how to swim....
so they are not doing stupid chit - they have been swimming since they were infants......
Not like the Koreans who don't know how to swim - fear water - and go swimming with t-shirts, trouser, slippers on etc etc (only making them heavier) - so they can't float.... |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:43 am Post subject: |
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"At least Aussies know how to swim...."
Well, at least one Aussie didn't. You lost a prime minister in the water a couple of decades back.
If people are going to find humor in someone's death, I think that one offers a lot more opportunity than a man dying while trying to save his wife. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:47 am Post subject: |
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thing is, I can't help but wonder if maybe he was trying to drown his wife but she got away - things being what they are and all, she didn't want to say that to anyone since he died.
it happens, a lot more than some of you might imagine. 
as for stupid things Americans do - a teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after going past no-entry barriers - allegedly to fetch his hat - it was on Yahoo news this morning.
yeah, that was stupid.
now his parents are grieving over losing their son. |
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Dome Vans
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:54 am Post subject: |
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thing is, I can't help but wonder if maybe he was trying to drown his wife but she got away - things being what they are and all, she didn't want to say that to anyone since he died.
it happens, a lot more than some of you might imagine. Shocked |
When I was flying home a couple of weeks ago there was this article (I can't find the newspaper one, so this'll do) about a man who is currently facing charges of killing his wife on a scuba diving tour.
http://gonebutnotforgotten.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/scuba-diver-charged-in-wifes-underwater-death/
Apparently it was the photo that has led the conviction.
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The insurance company confirmed that Gabe Watson inquired about her life insurance policy after her death, the coroner said. |
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Faunaki
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| Same thing happened to my husband's cousin. Not funny at all, get a life. |
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bundangbabo
Joined: 01 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
| bundangbabo wrote: |
| I have grown up on a beach and seen idiot tourists drown quite often, its not just limited to Koreans although its usually Asians. |
what like Aussies dont do stupid chit?
| Lekker wrote: |
| I worked at Yellowstone almost ten years ago. I remember seeing one of the most ridiculous things ever. A Korean man sees a buffallo and puts his three year old son in front of the beast. He then runs back about 20 feet with a camera and proceeds to photograph his son in front of the thing by only two or three feet. |
dont get me started on posting stupid stuff americans do!
| Freakstar wrote: |
I love how some of you take opportunities like this to make fun of Korean people. Posts like these are neither funny nor thought provoking and are in poor taste. While both he and his wife should have heeded the flags, they didn't. And as a result, a life was lost.
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I agree! A husband went out to save his wife and then the result was his two daughters and wife watching him drown! this is a terrible thing!
not really something to talk about and say! "oh yeah well koreans are stupid" two girls lost their father and a wife lost her husband!
think about that! |
Aussies do do stupid shit but I am just talking about the beach and those that drown there, 9 times out of ten its an asian person and they are usually trying to save their family member. Got to have respect for the beaches and local knowledge goes a long way just like local knowledge can save you on the streets here as in motorists not obeying pedestrian crossings. Its not a rag on Koreans, I have enough ammo for that. |
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