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Daily Mail
05-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Australian dies in freak accident in Phuket after a night out with his wife
An Australian man has died in a horrific accident at his hotel in Thailand while on holiday with his wife. Sean Collins, 59, was returning from a night out with his wife, Carla Baird, 58, when it was believed he lost his footing on the stairs inside his Phuket hotel just after 1am on Thursday. Ms Baird told police Mr Collins had walked ahead of her up the stairs, reaching the third floor, while 'staggering'. She said he slipped before plummeting past her to the first floor. First responders arrived to find Mr Collins lying facedown on the tiled floor at the base of the stairwell, surrounded by a pool of blood. Medics administered CPR and rushed him to Patong Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. Mr Collins and his wife went sightseeing earlier in the day before ending the evening drinking in the Patong district of the island. They were due to check out of the hotel and return to Australia the following day. Patong Police Lieutenant Wisanu Chumee said officers collected CCTV footage from the hotel and were investigating the incident. He said the hotel's receptionist had heard a noise shortly after the couple arrived home. 'The receptionist saw them walk past,' he said. 'Five minutes later, staff heard a sound like someone falling from a height so they went to investigate. '(They) found the man lying on the floor and bleeding with his wife nearby.' One image from the scene, too graphic to publish, showed Mr Collins in a black singlet and shorts on his stomach on the ground floor. A thick puddle of blood had massed around his head at the bottom of the stairwell.
News.com.au
05-05-2025
- News.com.au
Australian tourist dead after falling from hotel stairs in Thailand
An Australian tourist has died in Thailand after it is believed he lost his footing on hotel stairs and tragically fell three floors in front of his wife, only the day before the couple were due to check out. Sean Christopher Collins, 59, and Carla Maree Baird, 58, went for a night out on bustling tourist island Phuket before returning to their room in the early hours of May 1, Asia Pacific Press reported. They were climbing the stairs when Mr Collins was said to have lost his footing and plunged three floors below. The Aussie was lying facedown in a pool of blood with a severe head wound when medics arrived. They were called by hotel staff. CPR was performed and he was taken to Patong Hospital, but sadly, Mr Collins was pronounced dead on arrival. Police Lieutenant Wisanu Chumee, the deputy inspector at the Patong Police Station, said the incident was under investigation. 'Police went to the scene to inspect and collect CCTV footage,' he said. 'The details will be investigated further. 'His wife said they went to Patong and had been drinking together. 'As they were walking back to their room, she said she saw her husband staggering before falling backwards from the second floor and landing on the basement floor.' They returned to the hotel at about 1am on May 1, Deputy Insp. Chumee said. 'The receptionist saw them walk past. Five minutes later, staff heard a sound like someone falling from a height, so they went to investigate and found the man lying on the floor and bleeding with his wife nearby,' he said. Hotel receptionist Aphichat Thammachat said the couple had checked in to the room on April 29 and were due to leave on May 2.
