British Teen Dies In Thai Pool Pump Horror

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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090713/twl-british-teen-dies-in-thai-pool-pump-3fd0ae9.html

A British schoolboy has died while on holiday in Thailand, the Foreign Office has confirmed

Nathan Clark Griffiths, 14, from the Isle of Man, was sucked into a swimming pool pumping system when he dived down looking for his goggles.

He was last seen lifting an underwater grille at the bottom of the Pattaya Water Park, which is around 60 miles east of Bangkok.His father, Jim Clark, dived into the outdoor whirlpool to try to save him after Nathan's 15-year-old brother Rhys raised the alarm.

After failing to find him, they had to plead with lifeguards to check the pipe running from the grille.

Mr Clark told reporters: "The guards did nothing, not for 30 minutes.
"They would not believe what had happened.

When I finally forced them to do something they went to the pump room, opened a hatch and my son's body came out."

Mr Clark, his sons and his Thai wife were visiting the water park on Friday when the tragedy happened, according to the Pattaya Daily News.A camera team was at the park and pictures of the search and the grim discovery have been posted on local news websites.

Rhys, who recently left school with his brother in Douglas on the Isle of Man, reportedly put the events surrounding Nathan's death on a blog.
He wrote: "I went to the ticket booth to make an announcement as to whether anyone had seen him."I was coming down the stairs to the main pool when I heard my father shout 'No!' very loudly then my stepmother screaming."

A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "Our consular people in Thailand are giving assistance at this tragic time for the family."
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The lifeguards did nothing for 30 minutes? They should be held responsible:mad:

Fighting Irish

useful_contacts wrote: »

The lifeguards did nothing for 30 minutes? They should be held responsible:mad:

nobody should be held responsible for someone elses stupidity

Seaneh

Dude!

That's ****ing mental. innit mate?


Poor kid though.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Seriously irresponisble life guards, should at LEAST be sacked.

Feel terrible for the family.

BTW OP, dudette work better for ya?:D

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Kohen Ancient Coach wrote: »

BTW OP, dudette work better for ya?:D

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

TPD

I heard this story, and it is the kids own fault for lifting a grate that was stopping things being sucked into it. I doubt that the child would have lived had the lifeguards acted as soon as they were told what had happened.

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The Perfect Drug wrote: »

I heard this story, and it is the kids own fault for lifting a grate that was stopping things being sucked into it. I doubt that the child would have lived had the lifeguards acted as soon as they were told what had happened.

Be that as it may what about the life guards doing nothing for 30 minutes? Hardly an advertisment for peoples safety when the lifeguards wont do their job

3hn2givr7mx1sc

useful_contacts wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Take that as a no?:D

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Kohen Ancient Coach wrote: »

Take that as a no?:D

giggidy:p

hiscan

I got sucked into this thread

smellslikeshoes

I would have assumed something with the power to suck a teenager down to his death would have been securely covered so that people couldn't go looking for stuff in it, common sense really.

BeerWolf

Think schools should introduce a new program: Learning Common sense...

Fighting Irish

BeerWolf wrote: »

Think schools should introduce a new program: Learning Common sense...

I want someone else to look after my children