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A CHINESE tourist who was carried in a coma from the water on Friday and taken from Krabi to Phuket died in Phuket International Hospital at 10.10am on Saturday without regaining consciousness.
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PHUKET: Doctors on Phuket are fighting tonight to save the life of a Chinese woman pulled in a coma from the sea near Phi Phi today.
Wu-Dimin, 39, was carried to the shore at Mai Pai island near Phi Phi by a Western tourist after he noticed her not moving in the water.
A team of paramedics from Krabi Hospital took the woman to the mainland and she was later transferred to Phuket International Hospital where doctors were trying to save her life this evening.
Captain Seksan Boonlert of Phi Phi Police said that the tourist was on a day trip with Nonsathak Marine from Rawai in southern Phuket.
''An after-lunch swim at Mai Pai was the last activity before the tour boat was due to return to Phuket,'' the captain said. ''The woman may have had too much too eat and gone swimming with a full stomach.''
Captain Seksan said there were six or seven similar cases every year.
It's not known whether Ms Wu-Dimin was wearing a life jacket.
The Director of Krabi Marine, Boonchao Tangsiripaisarn, said a campaign was being conducted to ensure speedboat passengers wore life jackets.
''Once they're away from the piers, though, it is up to the individual guides to ensure their safety,'' he said.
Finally an invention made in Thailand. Ladies and gentlemen, May I present to you..!..The after-lunch swim!
Posted by Aydear on January 9, 2015 19:31