7 responses to “Final Moments”

1. 

   FireWolf

   February 23, 2005 at 3:42 pm

   Terrifying to think about, but begs the question: When they saw this coming in, watching the boats get sucked in and overwhelmed, why didn’t they run their asses off?

   To sit there and continue taking pictures, i’ll admit was bold, but it cost them their lives.

   Sad
2. 

   B. Minich, PI

   February 23, 2005 at 4:11 pm

   Well, we don’t KNOW it cost them their lives. We know little of the beach’s topography – it may have been impossible to get to higher ground in time – so why not take pictures?
3. 

   Jack Tanner

   February 23, 2005 at 4:55 pm

   Holy sh!t!
4. 

   dw

   February 23, 2005 at 4:57 pm

   Where these pics were taken (Khao Lak) the wave was 10-11m high. That’s 32.5-35.75ft high in American.

   Imagine trying to outrun a Mack truck coming at you at ~40mph. Now make that Mack a few feet taller and the full length of the beach wide.

   They didn’t stand a chance. They should have run the moment they saw the tide go way out, but by the time they took the first picture it was too late.
5. 

   Mikey

   February 24, 2005 at 7:42 am

   Holy mackeral.
6. 

   Tom Carter

   February 24, 2005 at 8:33 am

   Chilling photos. Thanks for the post.