Trolley folly: Tipsy tourists’ wild hotel ride in Koh Phi Phi (video)
In the latest wild escapade from the sun-soaked shores of Thailand, two young female tourists were given a ride of shame as local police were forced to wheel them back to their hotel on a shop trolley.
In a scene right out of a holiday nightmare, 19 year old Australian Tahli Benson and 23 year old German Sina Baumann found themselves being wheeled through the streets of Koh Phi Phi Island on a seemingly ordinary night gone awry.
After reportedly knocking back one too many on the evening of November 19, The Metro reported that the duo passed out cold, unable to be revived by concerned onlookers. With the road too narrow for a car, enterprising police officer Saneh Jualong commandeered a nearby store’s pushcart to resolve the boozy fiasco.
A viral video capturing the staggering sight showed the two women drooped over the trolley, as Officer Jualong valiantly rolled them across the bustling street back to the sanctuary of their hotel.
Once there, their friends whisked them off to their rooms, though not before the kind-hearted officer Saneh reportedly helped tuck one of the inebriated party-goers into bed, according to News.com.au.
Koh Phi Phi Island, famed for its stunning vistas and lively nightlife, is no stranger to such rowdy episodes. Police Superintendent Surasak Jaidee acknowledged this wasn’t an isolated incident, as officers have often assisted merrymaking tourists.
In the face of such revelry, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health is now urging establishments to consider breathalyzer tests for patrons, in a bid to bolster tourist safety.
Being drunk and disorderly and in trouble in Thailand is nothing new. Last month a British tourist’s night in Pattaya went from bad to worse after he found himself in a brawl with two locals who’d offered to drive him home.
Too drunk to secure a taxi, the man, thought to be in his 60s, ended up battered on the pavement with a broken nose, bruises, and cuts—after allegedly turning on his would-be rescuers.
Pattaya City police responded around 3am on November 19, on Pattaya Sai 3 Road, where they found the British man injured and unable to provide coherent details due to his intoxicated state. According to a witness, identified only as Rattapon, the drama unfolded after a white pickup truck stopped, and a Thai man pulled the British man out, leaving him on the roadside.
