Desperate Woman threatens to jump off North Pattaya Footbridge.
Sawang Boriboon Rescue Workers along with Pattaya City Hall Officers were called to a footbridge located in North Pattaya close to the Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital early on Tuesday Morning after reports of a female threatening to jump off the bridge were received. Authorities arrived at the scene and were confronted with the woman, later identified as Khun Orasar aged 27 from Roi-et Province. She had climbed over the railings and was preparing to jump. Thanks to the quick thinking of authorities and some effective negotiation, she was persuaded to come away from the edge and was escorted back down to ground level. She explained that she had arrived in Pattaya 2 days ago in search of work to support her poor family. She was unsuccessful in her search and was told that because she did not possess High School Graduation Papers she could not be employed. She became desperate and was receiving constant telephone calls from her Parents. The pressure became too much and she decided that the only option open to her was to end her life. Khun Sanit, a Pattaya City Councilor was involved in the case and gave her some money for a ticket back to Roi-et Province as she had used all her savings. She was escorted to the Bus and is now on her way back to the North-East of Thailand.
Pattyaya City News