Mekong suicide attempt foiled by passing fishing boat

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Mekong suicide attempt foiled by passing fishing boat

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21 December 2017
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KAMPONG CHAM - A man who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Mekong river was rescued from drowning yesterday, 20 December. The man was on a bridge between Pesan and Pes 9, in Veal Vong commune, Kampong Cham province, when he jumped off the bridge after a fight with his wife on the telephone, according to a witness.
Fortunately, a fishing boat was passing under the bridge at the time, and the suicidee was rescued and taken ashore for medical treatment.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Thu Dec 21, 2017 1:53 pm 21 December 2017
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KAMPONG CHAM - A man who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Mekong river was rescued from drowning yesterday, 20 December. The man was on a bridge between Pesan and Pes 9, in Veal Vong commune, Kampong Cham province, when he jumped off the bridge after a fight

with his wife on the telephone, according to a witness.


Fortunately, a fishing boat was passing under the bridge at the time, and the suicidee was rescued and taken ashore for medical treatment.
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I bet it was a Samsung phone,,, I wonder if they rescued it. It could be needed as evidence.
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damn fishing boats you just cant trust 'em
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cambodia has the highest rate of suicide on earth, unofficially but still its the highest on earth.
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Beerinthemorning wrote: Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:55 pm cambodia has the highest rate of suicide on earth, unofficially but still its the highest on earth.
Did you gather those unofficial numbers yourself? Cambodia has a press with total disregard for ethics and privacy, which is why you hear about a lot of suicides here, compared to other countries.
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username wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:35 am
Beerinthemorning wrote: Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:55 pm cambodia has the highest rate of suicide on earth, unofficially but still its the highest on earth.
Did you gather those unofficial numbers yourself? Cambodia has a press with total disregard for ethics and privacy, which is why you hear about a lot of suicides here, compared to other countries.

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will all those who committed suicide please step forward. according to her figures 1.10 persons stepped forward
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Is the Khmer guy looking to play in a punk band?

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Is getting killed while riding a motorbike and tripping over something on the road considered as suicide ?
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such a sad story

ive no idea how to verify the statistics but its high, too high

I hope this man and his wife reconcile their differences
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