Italian killed by falling branch while out for a walk on Jomtien beach

An Italian man out for a Sunday stroll on Jomtien beach was killed when a large branch fell on him.

Medics and Pattaya police rushed to the scene of the accident but 91 year old Giacomo Samedelli was already dead. He was lying in a pool of blood.

He had been out walking with his Thai girlfriend. A three metre long branch was found with bloodstains next to the body.

Police had the body taken to Banglamung Hospital. They have contacted the local authority to check trees in the area so that such an accident does not occur again.

Thai Visa / Daily News

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