Briton on lads' holiday to Thailand dies in freak accident after stepping on live power cable concealed by puddle

Scott Mitchinson, 30, was killed as he walked from a bar to his hotel with his girlfriend in Bangkok, Thailand.

Mr Mitchinson and his girlfriend Khun Wanidar, 32, who works in a bar in the city's main nightlife district of Pattaya, were walking in heavy rainstorms in the early hours of Thursday morning when Mr. Mitchinson suddenly collapsed and began to convulse.

Scott Mitchinson, from Sunderland, who was killed in Thailand after being electrocuted when he stepped on electrical cables.

It is believed he had come into contact with exposed power cables and those who were nearby could do nothing to help for fear of electrocuting themselves.

A plan was formulated to safely take Mr Mitchinson from the scene of the accident, but he had already died according to doctors who unsuccesfully attempted CPR at an emergency room.

His father, John Mitchinson said: "He had gone to Thailand with three or four of his male friends two weeks ago.

"He left a week gone last Monday. I hadn't heard from him but thought everything was OK, but then I got a call from the Embassy.

"It came as a massive shock - he has been to Thailand before, two years ago, and loves it there.'

"He has an old school friend who lives over there, I think that was who he was visiting.

"Scott worked on the oil rigs in Aberdeen. He was my only son.

Bar girls and tourists at a bar in the party district of Pattaya, Bangkok

"He loved to travel and he was often away from home with work.

"I'm waiting to hear more from the Embassy, they have to investigate his death.

"Scott enjoyed life and lived it to the full. He was a hard worker and a wonderful son, a brilliant son. I will miss him so much.

"I don't think he had a girlfriend, he never mentioned it if he did, but some reports have mentioned that."

Earlier in the day incessant rain triggered flooding in low-lying Pattaya and left houses and shops damaged.

According to one local paper, Mr Mitchinson was wading through flood waters to return to his hotel room.

Sukhumvit Road in Southern Pattaya was under one metre of water Thursday morning causing traffic disruption for small vehicles.

Houses and shops in the town were hit by flooding as deep as two metres and officials had been working to pump the flood waters and divert them into the sea.

A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We can confirm that a British male died on 19 June in Bangkok, Thailand.

"We are in contact with his next of kin and consular assistance is being provided."