PHUKET: A Swiss tourist died early today when he was caught in a lift mechanism at a resort in Phuket's west coast Patong holiday hub.
Police were called from Kathu Police Station to Baan Paradise Resort in Rat-U-Tit 200 Pi Road about 1.50am when staff found the lift had jammed.
The doors on the third floor, where the man had a room, were closed.
Inspection showed the 54-year-old Swiss man had become wedged head-down between the lift and the wall.
Rescue workers removed him and took the body to Patong Hospital.
The man, dressed in a blue shirt and brown shorts, had been staying alone in a room on the third floor of the five-storey resort.
Investigations into how the man became trapped are continuing.
Phuketwan has been given the man's name but will not publish it until relatives have been informed.
Police were called from Kathu Police Station to Baan Paradise Resort in Rat-U-Tit 200 Pi Road about 1.50am when staff found the lift had jammed.
The doors on the third floor, where the man had a room, were closed.
Inspection showed the 54-year-old Swiss man had become wedged head-down between the lift and the wall.
Rescue workers removed him and took the body to Patong Hospital.
The man, dressed in a blue shirt and brown shorts, had been staying alone in a room on the third floor of the five-storey resort.
Investigations into how the man became trapped are continuing.
Phuketwan has been given the man's name but will not publish it until relatives have been informed.
Is that 4 foreigners killed in Phuket this week?
Posted by gee on May 22, 2015 13:52