PHUKET: What follows is the official police list of expat deaths on Phuket recorded since the Phuket honorary consuls last met in May.
While Phuketwan and other news media usually report most expat deaths, we believe the drowning of Wang Jian Jun at Koh Yao on June 8 by drowning has previously gone unrecorded.
The list covers all cases where police have been called.
It will be presented to Phuket's honorary consuls when they meet with Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha at Provincial Hall in Phuket City tomorrow.
Mr Saunders Barry Robert Australia May 27 motorcycle crash Thalang
Mr Ruurd Luderus Jansen Netherlands May 25 wall collapse Thalang
Mr Wang Jian Jun China June 8 drowning Koh Yao
Mr Otrubyannikov Evergy Russia June 18 suicide Kathu
Usula Switzerland June 16 drowning (suicide) Mali island
Mr Marc Gerard Hoy Australia June 26 jump (suicide) Patong
Mr Rik Johanes Netherlands June 25 car crash Phuket City
Ms Dalavan Puthavong Laos June 22 hanging (suicide) Rawai
Ms Jennifer May (Laidley) Australia July 7 drowning Karon beach
Mr Preben Thomsen Denmark July 19 illness Kamala
Mr Joshua Steven America July 14 suicide Karon
Mr Jakob Kunzi Switzerland July 22 illness Kathu
Mr Waleed Kuwait July 22 car crash Phuket City
Ms Tamara Rabo Lithuania July 22 car crash Phuket City
Mrs Irena Jadwiga America July 26 old age Kamala
Maksim Svensk Sweden August 1 murder Phuket City
Mr Atrin Barsikhian Syria August 5 bathroom fall Patong
Mr Robert Roger Switzerland August 15 drowning Karon beach
Mr Richard Eric Australia August 14 hanging Patong
Mr Themistoklis Kouris Greece August 23 heart attack Patong
Mr Saeid Amini Iran August 23 heart attack Patong
Mr Charles Antony (Thomas) Britain August 25 electric shock Patong
Phuket's Killer Power Point Requires Clear and Public ExplanationWhile Phuketwan and other news media usually report most expat deaths, we believe the drowning of Wang Jian Jun at Koh Yao on June 8 by drowning has previously gone unrecorded.
The list covers all cases where police have been called.
It will be presented to Phuket's honorary consuls when they meet with Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha at Provincial Hall in Phuket City tomorrow.
Mr Saunders Barry Robert Australia May 27 motorcycle crash Thalang
Mr Ruurd Luderus Jansen Netherlands May 25 wall collapse Thalang
Mr Wang Jian Jun China June 8 drowning Koh Yao
Mr Otrubyannikov Evergy Russia June 18 suicide Kathu
Usula Switzerland June 16 drowning (suicide) Mali island
Mr Marc Gerard Hoy Australia June 26 jump (suicide) Patong
Mr Rik Johanes Netherlands June 25 car crash Phuket City
Ms Dalavan Puthavong Laos June 22 hanging (suicide) Rawai
Ms Jennifer May (Laidley) Australia July 7 drowning Karon beach
Mr Preben Thomsen Denmark July 19 illness Kamala
Mr Joshua Steven America July 14 suicide Karon
Mr Jakob Kunzi Switzerland July 22 illness Kathu
Mr Waleed Kuwait July 22 car crash Phuket City
Ms Tamara Rabo Lithuania July 22 car crash Phuket City
Mrs Irena Jadwiga America July 26 old age Kamala
Maksim Svensk Sweden August 1 murder Phuket City
Mr Atrin Barsikhian Syria August 5 bathroom fall Patong
Mr Robert Roger Switzerland August 15 drowning Karon beach
Mr Richard Eric Australia August 14 hanging Patong
Mr Themistoklis Kouris Greece August 23 heart attack Patong
Mr Saeid Amini Iran August 23 heart attack Patong
Mr Charles Antony (Thomas) Britain August 25 electric shock Patong
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Five suicides and one (other) hanging, which could be suicide. I remember a few stories in other publications over the years about mental health in Phuket and I note that Phuket Wan is commendably proactive when reporting suicides by suggesting those feeling suicidal should seek help. Can't help feeling that this "paradise" is anything but for some people. Transient relationships, competitiveness, alienation, a beer or 10, or a bag of grass or a gram of coke are rather easy to come by and do little, nothing, to help long term people who may be a touch "fragile". Perhaps a concerted effort between health authorities, private hospitals, consular officials and the media might go some way to helping. Phuket Wan did well with encouraging a change of attitude over motorcycle helmets; could it help tackle mental health?
Posted by Tanya Millibank on August 30, 2011 18:11
Editor Comment:
Friends and family are the frontline. Once people are away from them, especially at an emotional loose end in a different country, the stresses can mount - even though communication is easier these days. I certainly wish there was more we could do, Tanya.