News Forum - UPDATE: What really happened to Tangmo? All we know (and the stuff we don’t)

[Thaiger]

What really happened to Thailand’s Nida Patcharaveerapong, the Thai actress, known lovingly by her fans as “Tangmo” (pronounced Daang-moo) or “Watermelon,” who died last Thursday night after reportedly “falling” from a speedboat into the Chao Phraya River? It’s also been revealed that Tangmo was known to escort high-paying men to dinner, without engaging in sexual relations. More about that later. Here’s a recap of the facts, as we currently know them… There were six people in the boat: Tangmo, her manager, another woman, two men, and the skipper Tangmo reportedly “fell” into the river at around 10:40pm Her “friends” claim […]

The story UPDATE: What really happened to Tangmo? All we know (and the stuff we don’t) as seen on Thaiger News.

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[Rookiescot]

Never mind the lie detector.

Get the plastic bags on. 

[longwood50]

7 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Get the plastic bags on. 

Where is Ferrari Joe when you really need him. 

[HolyCowCm]

9 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Never mind the lie detector.

Get the plastic bags on. 

Ouch!

[kalyan]

i love the quick witted, plastic bag suggestion to get the truth !

[kalyan]

this investigation is turning dirty, i expect more murk to be thrown in all sides.

[Stonker]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

. It was a way for the TV actress, who hadn’t yet achieved superstar status, to supplement her income.

TangMo "hadn't yet achieved superstar status" - are you serious???

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

“Tangmo” (pronounced Daang-moo)

No it's not !!!

[fyaman001]

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Edited February 28, 2022 by Faraday
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[Stonker]

5 minutes ago, fyaman001 said:

Is this a news story or an opinion piece?? All you did was repeat the same 5 or 6 questions over and over.  Why is all the speculation related to suspicious actions by the others on the boat?  
why couldn’t she just be drunk?  That would explain EVERYTHING from trying to pee with a one piece bathing suit on to falling off the boat.

btw, 1. you can ABSOLUTELY get cut by the propeller when falling off the back of a boat…not to mention the chance any number of other boats in the river hit her. 2. If she drowned she could have sunk initially before floating up (after gases started filling her body). That would explain why her friends didn’t find her (nor did professional searchers until 24 hours later)

the only word that should be in parentheses here is ‘journalism’ 

#justsaying

Well, it's certainly very little of "what we know" and even less of "what we don't" ...

... I find it seriously hard to believe anyone reading this would think 'TangMo' was "pronounced Daang-moo", but I suppose it's The Thaiger ... funny if it wasn't so sad on all levels.

[Lara]

How clueless do you have to be to not get how someone would pee wearing a one piece swimsuit? (Spoiler: you bunch it up to one side). 

Also outboard motors are a thing??? Who TF wrote this? I'm not saying it was for sure an accident, just that most of the reasons listed to back up foul play are just stupid. What a terrible piece.

[Fanta]

The delay in summoning help is bizarre. Forget about the other people. Her manager got off the boat and waited until the next day to go to the cops? Toxicology results due in a few days might shed some light on this reluctance to involve the authorities.

EDIT: Keep mind that the update is an opinion piece. It is not a news story reporting all the facts because they simply unknown at this time.  Agree or disagree, it’s all good if we play nice.

Edited February 28, 2022 by Fanta
Opinion piece

[bushav8r]

6 hours ago, Lara said:

How clueless do you have to be to not get how someone would pee wearing a one piece swimsuit? (Spoiler: you bunch it up to one side). 

Also outboard motors are a thing??? Who TF wrote this? I'm not saying it was for sure an accident, just that most of the reasons listed to back up foul play are just stupid. What a terrible piece.

Exactly about peeing while wearing a bodysuit or one piece bathing suit.  Your one and only post states clearly what must be obvious to any woman who ever wore such clothing.  Or a man too, I suppose.  This is Thailand after all.  I don't know how the police and media have seized upon this as evidence that she could not have been urinating.   Outboard motors are a definite thing.  If you look at the news footage/photos you can see a rather large outboard motor mounted on the back of the boat that she "fell" from.  Also the toilet on such a small boat isn't likely to be much more that a bucket with a seat on it.  They are often declared "out of order" as no one wants to deal with the mess.  It is easier to just pee off the back of the boat.  This boat even had a small platform at the rear that would  afford a small degree of privacy while "bunching it up to one side".  Unfortunately, you would also be very close to the outboard motor. 

[Stonker]

25 minutes ago, bushav8r said:

Exactly about peeing while wearing a bodysuit or one piece bathing suit.  Your one and only post states clearly what must be obvious to any woman who ever wore such clothing.  Or a man too, I suppose.  This is Thailand after all.  I don't know how the police and media have seized upon this as evidence that she could not have been urinating.   Outboard motors are a definite thing.  If you look at the news footage/photos you can see a rather large outboard motor mounted on the back of the boat that she "fell" from.  Also the toilet on such a small boat isn't likely to be much more that a bucket with a seat on it.  They are often declared "out of order" as no one wants to deal with the mess.  It is easier to just pee off the back of the boat.  This boat even had a small platform at the rear that would  afford a small degree of privacy while "bunching it up to one side".  Unfortunately, you would also be very close to the outboard motor. 

Yes, disappointing that those forensic doctors who actually saw what she was wearing don't have your and @Lara's expertise about superstars "bunching it up" to pee off the back of a boat in front of people they've never met before ...

[Disenfranchised]

Shades of the Natalie Woods affair, Thai style. 

24 hours, seriously?

"If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck."

 

[Cabra]

12 hours ago, Fanta said:

Her manager got off the boat and waited until the next day to go to the cops

There is a general fear among normal Thais when it comes to confronting the lies of the wealthy. The ladyboy and tech CEO who where on the boat are both realtively wealthy. Which may be the reason for the delay. I only mention this as because my girlfriend pointed it out for me. 

[Cabra]

At the end of the day, I think this is probably just a terrible accident. With many contributing factors. If there is one thing that could have avoided all of this, i feel, it's the fact the operator did not fully stop the boat and disenage the propeller while she attempted to urinate. MY ALTERNATIVE THEORY: She fell from a moving boat (which is always dangerous in any circumstances). Was slashed by the prop, screamed, sucked in a load of water drowning almost immediately, sinking into the current to not be seem until 24 hours later. What happened minutes after the accident was a bunch of people panicking and probably (unwisely) scheming on what to say so as not to face blame.

[bushav8r]

10 hours ago, Stonker said:

Yes, disappointing that those forensic doctors who actually saw what she was wearing don't have your and @Lara's expertise about superstars "bunching it up" to pee off the back of a boat in front of people they've never met before ...

I think most polite people would avert their gaze.  Superstars have to pee as often as anyone else, regardless of what they are wearing.

[Stonker]

1 hour ago, bushav8r said:

I think most polite people would avert their gaze. 

Really?

 

1 hour ago, bushav8r said:

Superstars have to pee as often as anyone else, regardless of what they are wearing.

Yes, but they don't generally do it in full public view!

[Soidog]

1 hour ago, Stonker said:

Yes, but they don't generally do it in full public view!

She wasn’t in “Full Public view”. She was on a boat, at night with a few other people on the boat in the middle of a large river. Hardly “Full public view” 

[Stonker]

1 hour ago, Soidog said:

She wasn’t in “Full Public view”. She was on a boat, at night with a few other people on the boat in the middle of a large river. Hardly “Full public view” 

I don't see how anyone could think the river near Pibul Songkram pier, which was open, between two bridges (Krung Thon and Rama VII), looked down on by a number of hi-rises, was somehow private and the view was obscured and so "not in 'full public view'", but if you think it was I'm not going to argue about it.

[bushav8r]

5 hours ago, Stonker said:

I don't see how anyone could think the river near Pibul Songkram pier, which was open, between two bridges (Krung Thon and Rama VII), looked down on by a number of hi-rises, was somehow private and the view was obscured and so "not in 'full public view'", but if you think it was I'm not going to argue about it.

I thought you liked to argue.

[bushav8r]

8 hours ago, Stonker said:

Really?

Yes, but they don't generally do it in full public view!

Yes really.  I have intentionally not seen many people peeing off the back of the boat I was on.  What would you rather do, take a selfie with the young lady behind you in a vulnerable position?  It would be difficult to see what anyone is doing on a boat in the middle of the river in broad daylight, let alone in the dark of night.

[Soidog]

2 hours ago, bushav8r said:

Yes really.  I have intentionally not seen many people peeing off the back of the boat I was on.  What would you rather do, take a selfie with the young lady behind you in a vulnerable position?  It would be difficult to see what anyone is doing on a boat in the middle of the river in broad daylight, let alone in the dark of night.

Agreed. Maybe some people have better eyesight. Now maybe those that do, is that person at the back in the following picture having a pee? 

[Stonker]

4 hours ago, bushav8r said:

I thought you liked to argue.

What's to argue about?

By any recognised meaning of the words, it's in full public view.

4 hours ago, bushav8r said:

Yes really.  I have intentionally not seen many people peeing off the back of the boat I was on.  What would you rather do, take a selfie with the young lady behind you in a vulnerable position?  It would be difficult to see what anyone is doing on a boat in the middle of the river in broad daylight, let alone in the dark of night.

We obviously go out on different sorts of boats with different sorts of  people, and have a very different view of what's normal behaviour around people you've never met before.

[Tim_Melb]

On 3/1/2022 at 3:30 AM, bushav8r said:

Exactly about peeing while wearing a bodysuit or one piece bathing suit.  Your one and only post states clearly what must be obvious to any woman who ever wore such clothing.  Or a man too, I suppose.  This is Thailand after all.  I don't know how the police and media have seized upon this as evidence that she could not have been urinating.   Outboard motors are a definite thing.  If you look at the news footage/photos you can see a rather large outboard motor mounted on the back of the boat that she "fell" from.  Also the toilet on such a small boat isn't likely to be much more that a bucket with a seat on it.  They are often declared "out of order" as no one wants to deal with the mess.  It is easier to just pee off the back of the boat.  This boat even had a small platform at the rear that would  afford a small degree of privacy while "bunching it up to one side".  Unfortunately, you would also be very close to the outboard motor. 

I think the point is that if she was wearing a full body suit then she would have to remove it from the top part of her body to then bunch the swimsuit to one side to pee. When the body was found she was apparently fully dressed.