A tourist plummeted 10 meters to his death after falling from a train over the Burma railway, also known as the 'death railway,' in Thailand. | via philstarlife
A tourist plummeted 10 meters to his death after falling from a train over the Burma railway, also known as the"death railway," in Thailand.
The accident happened on Tuesday, Dec. 27 after Patrick Ward, the victim, joined a tour group and rode the train to see the death railway in Kanchanaburi province in western Thailand, said Pol Colonel Phuchong Narong-in, the commander of the police station. Describing the incident, Ward opened a door of the train to try to take a selfie with the view outside but slipped on steps at the door causing his fall.Another tourist in the area was able to capture a short video of Ward, who was seen falling on his back.
Ward’s body was retrieved by rescuers through a makeshift pulley system to lower themselves and pull his body out. He was spotted barely breathing, with his right arm and neck broken in the fall.
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