Australian man dies in parasailing accident in Thailand

davita

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That looked like the Thai beach-guy unhooked the Australian.
Don't know what beach that is but some years ago, in Pattaya, our whole flight-crew was having a layover and one of our smaller Flight Attendants went parasailing. The wind was so strong she didn't have the weight to descend and they had to reverse the boat to get the wind out of her sail. She landed in a tree but was safely caught by some of us.
I heard the next day they dropped someone on the road and he was run over by a bus.
 

Mark

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Thai beach guy should never have hung on for the ride. I've never seen that before and it is incredibly reckless for both persons. Looks to me like maybe the tourist panicked when the beach guy hung on to him and tried to bail, not really knowing just how high he was and how shallow the sea was under him.