TWO-TIMING BRITISH DRUNK AND DANCING NAKED TOURIST ATTRACT ATTENTION ON PATTAYA BEACH
In the early hours of 6th July 2009, a male foreigner was reported to be dancing naked on Pattaya beach opposite Soi 8, 500 meters away from the police station.
At 4:00 am several reporters had gathered to observe 3 drunken tourists, 2 men and 1 woman aged 35-40, drinking and dancing on an open area of the beach. One of the men was naked and being egged on by his companions, as passersby stopped and stared at them.
Some people stopped and scolded him but the man didn’t seem to care. The exhibitionist continued his prancing for a further 20 minutes before putting on his clothes. The threesome continued chatting for a while, then crossed the road, grabbed their motorbikes and rode away.
At the same location, at the same time on the night before, 5th July, an English man ran down to the beach and swam out to sea in an attempt to escape from paying his bar bill. He climbed among the fishing boats and it took police 30 minutes to convince him to give himself up. He was taken out of the water by the rescue team and taken to the police station to calm down and sober up.
The 41-year-old British man was identified as Mr. Gary William Donovan and, in a heavily drunken state, he told the police that he was stressed out because his two wives [Thai and English] were both pregnant and he was worried that they would find out about each other. The mental pressure had led to a drinking binge at the Cloud Nine Beer bar in Soi 9, totting up a 1155 baht bill which he was unable to pay.
In full view of the bar staff and people around the area he ran away towards the sea in front of the bar. One of the bar staff, Miss Somjai Kongsomsong, [39] then called the police to report the incident.
Witness accounts, including one from the bar owner, gave a clear impression that Mr. Donovan made a habit of leaving behind unpaid bills. Police decided to keep him at the station until he could get his story straight and investigations would continue.