Is it true that a China tourist drowned while walking on the sea floor in Thailand?

On November 7th, it was reported in Thailand that on the 4th local time, a female tourist (52 years old) surnamed Jiang, a China native, broke free from her underwater walking oxygen glass helmet when she went into the water 4 meters deep in Pattaya Grand Island, chonburi province, Thailand, and unfortunately drowned.

Pattaya police chief Atichai summoned Pashagong, the owner of the accident project, to listen to the complaint on the 5th local time, and initially charged him with negligence leading to the death of others. At that time, the families of the victims were also listening.

Pashagong revealed that he has been running the sea-walking tourism project for more than two years, emphasizing the quality of underwater equipment. Every morning, before receiving tourists, he will arrange staff to check every underwater submarine-walking equipment to ensure whether any parts fall off or break down.

It is possible for tourists to pour seawater into oxygen helmets if they look down or up while walking on the seabed, but the specific situation needs further investigation.

According to the staff of the underwater walk project, the face of the deceased showed panic before taking part in the activity. When diving to a water depth of about 4 meters, the deceased was suspected of being frightened or panicked, struggling hard to get out of the submarine walking equipment, and seawater was quickly poured into the oxygen glass helmet, which was choked by water and lost consciousness. The staff immediately rescued her and sent her to the hospital for rescue. As a result, she died in the hospital.

Pattaya police chief Atichai said that the accident owner and the insurance company that signed insurance with the underwater walking tourism project had purchased insurance for each tourist before they experienced various underwater projects, so as to ensure the safety of tourists and increase their confidence in experiencing underwater projects. As for how to compensate the deceased, it is still inconclusive, and both parties need to negotiate.