British tourist miraculously survives near-fatal swimming mishap off Pattaya coast

Video footage and photographs have emerged of a British tourist who came close to losing his life while swimming off the coast of Pattaya last month. The tourist, who remains unidentified, got into trouble while swimming and was able to make his way to a buoy, where he was eventually rescued by a passing fisherman in his boat.

The young British tourist, believed to be between 25 and 30 years old, was spotted clinging to the buoy two miles off the coast of Thailand. Video footage shows the holidaymaker, who appeared to be intoxicated, standing on the yellow float in his swimming shorts at around 7am on Wednesday, March 29. Despite his precarious situation, he was seen smiling and waving at a passing boat, hoping to catch a ride.

In the footage, the tourist can be seen wobbling slightly as he launches himself off the buoy to…