PATTAYA — A foreign man jumped from the 6th floor of a condominium in Soi Chaiyapruek 3, Moo 12, Nongprue Subdistrict, Banglamung District, Chonburi Province, despite police officers’ attempts to persuade him for over 3 hours.
The incident occurred before noon on August 16 at Building B of an 8-story condominium. The 40-year-old Caucasian man appeared agitated, pacing back and forth on the balcony of his room. The Land Disaster Prevention Unit had to place a giant air cushion on the ground to prevent an unforeseen accident.
Although the man seemed to calm down at one point, he suddenly became frantic again. When the officers were momentarily distracted, he climbed over the iron railing of the balcony and jumped, hitting the air cushion before falling into the swimming pool.
The rescue team quickly helped him out, finding injuries to his neck, a split lip, broken teeth, and abrasions all over his body. They also discovered deep cuts on both wrists and rushed him to Banglamung Hospital.
A condominium maid recounted that around 9 p.m. on August 15, Mr. Fedor, a 31-year-old Russian resident of the condo, found this man sitting in front of a convenience store about 500 meters from the condo with cut marks on his wrist. Concerned and sympathetic, he brought the man to his room and treated his wounds.
By 8:30 a.m., the foreign man became agitated, shouting loudly, “I want to die,” and walked out onto the balcony. Condo staff quickly called the police, who brought in tourist police, immigration police, and local Pattaya City Police Station officers. They tried to persuade him but were unsuccessful. They will wait for the injured man’s condition to improve before investigating the cause.
The police are also concerned about Mr. Fedor, as he was traumatized when his Russian girlfriend fell from a condo the previous year on August 13. Experiencing this recent incident has caused him significant stress, and he was under the care of officials for a period.
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