Pattaya Tragedy: Drunk Omani drowns in pool

News from abroad. I saw this recently in a Thai paper. The poor guy was from Muttrah.

http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2012/05/08/drunk-pattaya-omani-tourist-drowns-in-hotel-pool/

Drunk Pattaya Omani Tourist Drowns In Hotel Pool

A resident of the Sultanate of Oman on a Pattaya holiday drank a large bottle of beer felt hot and jumped into the swimming pool, hit his head, drowned and died minutes later. 

PATTAYA – May 6, 2012 [PDN]; Pol. Lt. Krittha Prathumkaew, Pattaya police was notified about a foreign tourist who had drowned in the swimming pool of Mid Town hotel address: 373, Phratamnak road, South Pattaya, Chonburi.

At the scene of the accident, a medium size swimming pool, the police found the corpse of Mr. Hussain age 43, Omani citizen, wearing only brown underwear. His head was bleeding. Beside him, a pool of vomit consisting of alcohol and food.

Upon investigation Mr. Nawadol Ratphong age 61, the staff of the hotel said that the cashier came and told him that a hotel guest had drowned in the pool.

The staff rushed to the pool and pulled Mr. Hussain out of the pool and tried to resuscitate him and notified the police. It was too late, Mr. Hussain was dead.

Mrs. Daeng Syril Ellis, age 47, said that yesterday the Omani man had hired her for sexual service in the Walking Street, South Pattaya. He bought three bottles of beer, drank one swiftly and ate a chicken sandwich and a lot of snacks.

Then he said that the weather was hot and went to the swimming pool. While Mrs. Daeng was waiting in the hotel room, watching television.

The police took photographs, collected evidence and concluded that the cause of death was alcohol intoxication, hot temperature, followed by a concussion when he dived into the pool.

Pattaya police will inform to the embassy accordingly before sending the corpse for post mortem examination.