Thread: Tourist falls to death from zip line in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI — A Chinese tourist fell to his death while gliding on a zip line in the northern city of Chiang Mai earlier this week due to faulty safety equipment, police said.

The 44-year-old male tourist was zip-lining above the forest with a company called Skyline Adventure on 29 June when a safety lock malfunctioned, and caused him to plunge 12 meters down to the ground, police said.

A police officer privately told Khaosod that the news was withheld from the media until today because junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was visiting Chiang Mai at the time, and local authorities did not want any "negative news" to surface during his trip.

The management of Skyline Adventure has been charged with reckless action leading to deaths of others, said Pol.Maj. Suriyan Chansai, an investigative officer at Doi Saket Police Station.

He added that police are still investigating the incident and questioning the company’s staff.

Nipon Wichairat, the administrator of Chiang Mai Zoo, said he has already instructed a zip line operator based in the zoo to check all safety equipment immediately. Other zipline companies in the popular tourist province are doing the same, Nipon said.

In June, a Kuwaiti tourist died while bungee jumping in the southern province of Phuket. Police say the accident was caused by a malfunctioning safety equipment.

Chinese Tourist Falls to Death From Zip Line in Chiang Mai

Malfunctioning safety equipment , surely not in LoS there is no such thing as safety equipment.

Last words the guy heard, "I safety you one hundren percen."

Originally Posted by misskit

Last words the guy heard, "I safety you one hundren percen."

I can honestly hear them saying that.

Yeah. I've heard it myself in a dodgy safety situation. Made things feel just a little bit more dangerous. Made me think, "we are really fucked now!"

I never will understand why people put themselves in life threatening situations in a land who's main safety precaution is regret and a quick prayer of absolution at the local temple.

There is one of these attractions down near Rayong which is advertised by a British oik who runs a " media group " linked up with Howard's Pattaya One outfit.

He's a slap headed, tattooed Essex boy whose spiel begins with 'Ave you evah wanted to fly like a bird or swing through the trees, like a monkey?" Very funny in that gormless way that amuses one when a member of the lower orders tries to do something well above his ability and skills set. Trevor is his name and his company is Buzzin.Media " like buzzing but wivout the G ", as he says.

One minute he was there OK, next , zip he was gone.

Should rename it the RIP line.

what a let down.

Originally Posted by Stinky

I never will understand why people put themselves in life threatening situations in a land who's main safety precaution is regret and a quick prayer of absolution at the local temple.

Land of the Lotus Eaters... I've stood and watched a westerner on a Thai island rent a motorbike from a shop, hop on, and bob down the road in Bermuda shorts, and fall off and rip all their skin off, and marginally miss an oncoming car. All within a space of a minute.

A switch gets flicked off in their heads and people enter holiday mode and behave in a way they would never do at home.

I've watched on a busy Bangkok street full of cars and lorries and busses, a Thai bloke on his motobike take his hands off the handles of his bike and turn to his side and wai to a buddha shrine on the side of the road whilst the motorbike is still going - not even looking forward, and then turn back. This sort of confirmation bias embedding in his and the heads of others around that accidents are not the responsibility of people or regulations, but of mystical magic karmic powers.
That kind of fatalism is what also differentiates the Catholic south-west quarter of Europe from the Protestant north-west quarter; it's almost a fundamental differentiator between civilised and non-civilised cultures.

Originally Posted by Agent_Smith

Should rename it the RIP line.

A 'zip line' is also known as a 'death slide'. An apt name for it in this case.

Nipon Wichairat, the administrator of Chiang Mai Zoo, said he has already instructed a zip line operator based in the zoo to check all safety equipment immediately.

This is gonna upset the resident chimps. Casting doubt on their handiwork and all that.

^ the only thing that will upset them is the money lost in down time.

Originally Posted by misskit

Yeah. I've heard it myself in a dodgy safety situation. Made things feel just a little bit more dangerous. Made me think, "we are really fucked now!"

Yeah, the "no ploblem" also puts me on edge.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

There is one of these attractions down near Rayong which is advertised by a British oik who runs a " media group " linked up with Howard's Pattaya One outfit.

He's a slap headed, tattooed Essex boy whose spiel begins with 'Ave you evah wanted to fly like a bird or swing through the trees, like a monkey?" Very funny in that gormless way that amuses one when a member of the lower orders tries to do something well above his ability and skills set. Trevor is his name and his company is Buzzin.Media " like buzzing but wivout the G ", as he says.

Sounds like a zip line place in Phuket, where next to a walk way is an unused well about 10 meters deep, totally uncovered with a small surrounding wall about 30 centimeters high, a perfect height for tripping over.

When I pointed it out, got the usual giggle. Walked straight out of that business.

Originally Posted by CaptainNemo

Originally Posted by Stinky

I never will understand why people put themselves in life threatening situations in a land who's main safety precaution is regret and a quick prayer of absolution at the local temple.

Land of the Lotus Eaters... I've stood and watched a westerner on a Thai island rent a motorbike from a shop, hop on, and bob down the road in Bermuda shorts, and fall off and rip all their skin off, and marginally miss an oncoming car. All within a space of a minute.

A switch gets flicked off in their heads and people enter holiday mode and behave in a way they would never do at home.

I've watched on a busy Bangkok street full of cars and lorries and busses, a Thai bloke on his motobike take his hands off the handles of his bike and turn to his side and wai to a buddha shrine on the side of the road whilst the motorbike is still going - not even looking forward, and then turn back. This sort of confirmation bias embedding in his and the heads of others around that accidents are not the responsibility of people or regulations, but of mystical magic karmic powers.
That kind of fatalism is what also differentiates the Catholic south-west quarter of Europe from the Protestant north-west quarter; it's almost a fundamental differentiator between civilised and non-civilised cultures.

It's a religion founded on and all about keeping the serfs compliant. Nothing can be changed. Meditate, not agitate. It's a huge factor in SEA government control tactics.

Is captainNemo saying the South West quadrant of Europe (I assume that would be France and ??) is uncivilised?

Since only 25% of the French population are Catholic, no, I don't think he pointed at France.

Italy and Spain are more likely candidates. But uncivilised? Hardly.

Originally Posted by Hans Mann

A police officer privately told Khaosod that the news was withheld from the media until today because junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was visiting Chiang Mai at the time, and local authorities did not want any "negative news" to surface during his trip.

Fair call . . . well done . . . chimps

Originally Posted by Stinky

The only thing that will upset them is the money lost in down time.

It's to bad that they cannot enforce a compensation payout that puts these fookin places straight out of business.

Tis true that they do not give a flying fuk about anything except money so if this is the case wedge the fuk out of them when shit like this happens.

You really can't trust the Thai (Thai raised Thai) to do anything but bring you drinks and food (even then they can't get a simple order straight) or suck you off.

The idea of letting them tie you into a zip-line that they have set up, maintained and managed, is simply frightening.

Was the zip wire " Made in China" like everything else.

Originally Posted by Luigi

or suck you off.

Not all of them are good at that, either