News Forum - Chinese tourist’s family seeks justice after fatal paragliding accident

[Thaiger]

The family of a Chinese tourist who tragically died in a paragliding accident in Phetchabun has cremated his body and is now preparing to take legal action against the agency responsible for the fatal activity. The incident occurred when Huang Hao, a Chinese national, was paragliding from Phu Thap Boek and fell to his death … …

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[ChrisS]

Whilst it seems highly likely that a disregard for health and safety/maintenance was the cause of this tragedy it seems to me that the tourist bears some responsibility for not researching before taking part in a hazardous activity in Thailand as even the most basic research would have provided red flags to Thailands lack of safety standards.

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8 hours ago, ChrisS said:

Whilst it seems highly likely that a disregard for health and safety/maintenance was the cause of this tragedy it seems to me that the tourist bears some responsibility for not researching before taking part in a hazardous activity in Thailand as even the most basic research would have provided red flags to Thailands lack of safety standards.

Thailand ranks higher in safety standards than China... just saying.