Intoxicated Australian Passes Out in Public in Patong, Taken to Local Hospital

Patong –

An intoxicated Australian man who passed out in front of a tattoo shop was taken to a hospital by local police.

The Patong Police told the Phuket Express that on Friday (July 12th) at 11:00 A.M. they were notified from an unidentified tattoo shop owner in Soi Saen Sabai about the incident.

Police arrived at the scene to find an intoxicated foreign man who was sleeping face down on the floor and appeared to have passed out.

A passport which was found with him identified him only as Mr. Yates, 35, Australian national.

He was taken to the Patong Hospital for medical attention by concerned police officers which earned praise on Thai social media.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for five years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.