PHUKET: An elderly Australian woman collapsed and died while waiting on Phuket today to board a ferry to go to Phi Phi.
It is believed the woman, aged 83, was a tourist staying at a resort in Karon, a Phuket beach destination.
An elderly man travelling with the woman told police that he was not her husband. It is suspected that the woman died of a heart attack.
Charity foundation paramedics attempted to revive the woman at Rassada Pier, the popular departure point in Phuket City for Phi Phi ferries.
However, they could find no pulse. The woman was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital as cpr was being performed, without success.
An average of 50 Australians die each year on Phuket, mostly of natural causes or motorcycle crashes, according to embassy officials. Her body is now at the hospital's morgue.
The average of one Australian death every seven days is greater than in Bali, where an Australian is said to die every nine days.
According to embassy officials, an Australian dies every three days in Thailand.
It is believed the woman, aged 83, was a tourist staying at a resort in Karon, a Phuket beach destination.
An elderly man travelling with the woman told police that he was not her husband. It is suspected that the woman died of a heart attack.
Charity foundation paramedics attempted to revive the woman at Rassada Pier, the popular departure point in Phuket City for Phi Phi ferries.
However, they could find no pulse. The woman was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital as cpr was being performed, without success.
An average of 50 Australians die each year on Phuket, mostly of natural causes or motorcycle crashes, according to embassy officials. Her body is now at the hospital's morgue.
The average of one Australian death every seven days is greater than in Bali, where an Australian is said to die every nine days.
According to embassy officials, an Australian dies every three days in Thailand.
Very sad story and my condolences to the family and friends but in all honesty hot tropical climates are perhaps not the best of destinations for people her age.
Whenever a heat wave strikes a country with usually lower temperatures the elderly are the first ones to suffer and often become fatalities due to heart attacks.
Posted by Andrew on September 14, 2012 17:19