Moment young Brit strangled by burning rope at notorious Thailand full moon party
This is the horrifying moment a woman was left with a "barbequed neck" after she was strangled by a flaming skipping rope at a full moon party in Thailand.
Karen Liseth, 22, suffered severe burns just days into her three-month trip to the country when she decided to "do something crazy" after a few drinks at a beach rave. The then 18-year-old had asked her partner Abed to film her jumping over the flaming rope while a crowd of revellers watched on - but as she tried to leave the rope it wrapped around her neck. The business developer from Bromley, Greater London, said she "counts her blessings" the injury wasn't worse. Karen said: "I'd had a few drinks at the party and thought 'why not do something crazy?'
"But then I completely miscalculated how to leave, and ran the other way - with the rope wrapping around my neck. I think I just felt adrenaline in the moment and laughed it off. I even had a few shots to help with the pain after!"
Karen and her partner were visiting the Thai island of Ko Pha Ngan in June 2022 when they attended the party. Karen decided to be daring and skip with the rope - and asked Abed to film it. But things didn't go to plan - culminating in Karen being burned by the rope after trying to duck out of it.
She said: "I was in shock with the adrenaline at the time. After, my partner sat me down to check I was ok - that was when I realised it was painful and I started to cry."
The couple were stuck on the island until the morning - and Karen said she woke up in pain. But due to how remote the area was, they hoped it would heal by itself and continued their trip. Karen said: "I woke up and I couldn't really move my neck.
"I called my mum and told her what happened - she was like 'what the f**k, Karen?'. She was so concerned. It was a pain to shower and even to have my hair sat on my neck - I had to have my hair up for a few days because of the stinging. But I did carry on going in the sea and showering. It scabbed over, then the scabs came off a few times - after about two weeks it had healed."
Now fully healed, it has hardly even scarred - and there is virtually no evidence of the injury. Karen said she struggled to watch the video in the weeks after the injury, but now can watch it with ease.
She added: "It was a holiday horror, but it didn't ruin the holiday. That video describes my crazy personality really - it's a cool story to tell. This is a perfect example of what not to do when you've had a few drinks - I don't drink like that any more! But I was young - you do silly things."
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