RELEASED: 17 May 2023 at 12:17
CHON BURI: An American traveler was discovered caught in a stormwater drain in Pattaya on Tuesday night after a passerby heard him calling for aid
Rescuers of the Sawang Boriboon emergency situation centre were contacted us to the mouth of Soi Thepprasit 8 in Moo 11 of tambon Nong Prue, Bang Lamung district about 7.30 pm.
They were directed to a neighboring drain on the side of the roadway. When they browsed the metal grid over the hole, they saw a guy about 1.50 metres listed below, caught in the 60 centimeter sewage system pipeline. They opened the grid and raised him back to the surface area.
Chalee Boonsri, 26, a security personnel, informed authorities he had actually gotten to the area on his bike to purchase a soda from a store and he heard a guy screaming, obviously calling out for aid. He took a look around, however saw no-one. Then he looked down through the grill over the close-by drain, and saw a guy in the murk listed below.
Pattaya and traveler authorities quickly came to the scene. The caught male was recognized as Jonathan Ioane Vaimaona, 36, an American who got here in Thailand with his sweetheart on May 12. They remained at a condo on Thap Phraya roadway, about 2 kilometres away.
Mr Vaimaona appeared tired by his experience. He was using just a set of trousers, his body covered with sludge. Asked how he ended up being stuck in the sewage system pipeline, his response was puzzling. It was not yet clear what took place.
