Thread: Wealthy Thai-Indian couple drown on Koh Tao

Originally Posted by misskit

Rakeshwar had underlying conditions of diabetes, hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea.

So perhaps he had a heart attack, and she, despite (perhaps) not being able to swim, got all hysterical and jumped in, then breathed in some water ?

Originally Posted by Latindancer

So perhaps he had a heart attack, and she, despite (perhaps) not being able to swim, got all hysterical and jumped in, then breathed in some water ?

Perhaps in the post-heart attack throes of death he landed an overhand elbow to the temple before locking her into a kimura.

Originally Posted by Latindancer

So perhaps he had a heart attack, and she, despite (perhaps) not being able to swim, got all hysterical and jumped in, then breathed in some water ?

Originally Posted by Edmond

Perhaps in the post-heart attack throes of death he landed an overhand elbow to the temple before locking her into a kimura.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by Latindancer
So perhaps he had a heart attack, and she, despite (perhaps) not being able to swim, got all hysterical and jumped in, then breathed in some water ?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by Edmond
Perhaps in the post-heart attack throes of death he landed an overhand elbow to the temple before locking her into a kimura.

One of those replies was serious (and uttered by a complete moron).

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

One of those replies was serious (and uttered by a complete moron).

Can you narrow it down?

The other was poking fun at the moron, something he does often. Some call it trolling.

Originally Posted by Edmond

Perhaps in the post-heart attack throes of death he landed an overhand elbow to the temple before locking her into a kimura.

She was found in the shallow end. The pool wasn't particularly deep.

Originally Posted by Erich

She was found in the shallow end.

You will find several posters here emanating from the shallow end of the gene pool . . . but I digress

(But why the av of Topp?)

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Can you narrow it down?

To be fair, between Edmond and socal . . . no contest

More details uncovered in billionaire couple’s Koh Tao death

Details are emerging on the tragic drowning death of a billionaire hotel owner and his wife in Koh Tao last week as police investigate further. Along with a more detailed picture of the events of the day, a few inconsistencies emerged from the original information as the story broke, including a time gap between the first shouts of trouble were heard, and when staff was summoned to aid in an attempted rescue.


The timeline now established for the day of the billionaire couple’s death. The 59 year old Rakeshwar Sachatamakul arrived in Koh Tao with 55 year old wife Anshoo and 34 year old son Ratish in the morning, heading to the hotel that he booked online. The family was unhappy with the accommodation, which was small and under construction, so at 11 am they were picked up by a driver from Jamahkiri Resort & Spa and transferred to the second hotel.

The couple grabbed a beer and ordered room service lunch while their room was made up, and then moved to their room at 12:17 pm. Later, Ratish dropped his bag and phone at reception and checked out a kayak. Shortly after, his parents stopped by reception to ask for directions to the pool at the sprawling resort.


Next Ratish returned to reception to return the kayak and pick up his bag and phone and a staff member gave him directions to the pool also. At 3:49 pm 4 or 5 shocked outcries were heard by a staff member, but looked around and saw no one, so he went back to work, not suspecting anything about the death of the billionaire and his wife. Strangely, it wasn’t until 12 minutes later at 4:01 pm that after another loud shout, Ratish was spotted at the pool frantically calling for help.


When staff arrived at the pool, Rakeshwar was on his back on the steps of the pool and was then pulled out by another employee on hand. Staff called a Koh Tao Hospital doctor and emergency rescue workers. The doctor on the phone walked them through first aid and a CPR heart pump.


Contrary to earlier information, Ratish’s mother Anchoo was not with his father, and he asked staff to help find his mother. Staff searched around and then found Anchoo’s body floating at the other end of the somewhat winding pool. She was at the edge of the deep end of the pool (not that shallow end as earlier reported) and rescue workers pulled her from the pool to transport her body to the hospital.


It is now reported that Rakeshwar was still alive when he was transported to the hospital and died shortly after arriving.


Yesterday police stepped up the investigation into the billionaire couple’s death of the wealthy hotelier and industrialist with the announcement of the commander of the Surat Thani Provincial Police had joined the investigation. The Crime Suppression Division was ordered to review the case further by Thailand’s Deputy National Police Commissioner on Monday.


Provincial Police Region 8’s commander also joined the Koh Tao Police originally investigating the deaths. A full reenactment of the afternoon of the billionaire couple’s death was carried out and police are focusing on gathering every bit of evidence possible for the investigation. A full autopsy is being performed on both victims at the Police General Hospital in Bangkok, with results expected to be delivered within a week or two.


More details uncovered in billionaire couple's Koh Tao death | Thaiger

Originally Posted by Edmond

Perhaps in the post-heart attack throes of death he landed an overhand elbow to the temple before locking her into a kimura.

Originally Posted by Erich

She was found in the shallow end. The pool wasn't particularly deep.

Ahh, yes. That's true.

Scratch my theory of Bruce Buffer being poolside with a microphone. :-)

A full reenactment of the afternoon of the billionaire couple’s death was carried out

I hope the folk playing the couple were specialists at improv.

...I understand 2 suspicious Burmese guys were seen near the pool and have now been apprehended, tortured and sentenced...

Excellent police-work

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I hope the folk playing the couple were specialists at improv.

Actors makes sense, I pictured them schlepping corpses around.

Originally Posted by misskit

A full reenactment of the afternoon of the billionaire couple’s death

So this was 2 people walking off to the pool area, then recommencing half an hour later with them dead in the pool?


I hope the Thais didn't dress up two locals with dark brown face paint and Kurtas and churidars.

Originally Posted by misskit

police are focusing on gathering every bit of evidence possible

A smart innovation.

Originally Posted by Shutree

A smart innovation.

Clearly Special Branch

Originally Posted by Edmond

So this was 2 people walking off to the pool area, then recommencing half an hour later with them dead in the pool?


I hope the Thais didn't dress up two locals with dark brown face paint and Kurtas and churidars.

What do you reckon happened ?

Originally Posted by Erich

What do you reckon happened ?

A couple of Burmese migrants were reportedly smoking nearby, case closed.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

A couple of Burmese migrants were reportedly smoking nearby, case closed.

Originally Posted by tomcat

I understand 2 suspicious Burmese guys were seen near the pool and have now been apprehended, tortured and sentenced...

A post-murder cigarette . . . yup. Sealed!


Damn Burmese!!!!

(Can't tell me that 'Burmese' wasn't one of the first things on the cops' minds)