Comments on: Final Moments

By: Tom Carter

Tom Carter — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:33:16 +0000

Chilling photos. Thanks for the post.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:42:49 +0000

Holy mackeral.

By: Trolling In Shallow Water

Trolling In Shallow Water — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 02:42:30 +0000

Parting shots
...It's not clear if the same is true of John and Jackie Knill, a Canadian couple who were vacationing in the path of the southeast Asian tsunami last December. They did not survive the tsunami, but a memory card in their digital camera was recovered...

By: dw

dw — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:57:51 +0000

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.

By: Jack Tanner

Jack Tanner — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:55:59 +0000

Holy sh!t!

By: B. Minich, PI

B. Minich, PI — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:11:04 +0000

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?

By: FireWolf

FireWolf — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:42:47 +0000

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