A paragliding tourist comes within inches of disaster after narrowly missing a lamppost - then landing on a woman’s sun lounger.<br /><br />The Indian man had gone up on the device strapped to a local operator on holiday island Koh Larn in Thailand.<br /><br />But as they began their descent during the dangerous activity - notorious in the country for its lax safety - the operator veers towards a pole with speakers and lights and power lines.<br /><br />In a bid to avoid disaster, the parasail guide steers towards the beach - only to plough into a row of umbrellas and holidaymakers on sun loungers. <br /><br />Both men were unhurt but the incident raised fresh questions about the safety of the activity six months after Australian pensioner Roger Hussey, 70, died in a parasailing accident on the island of Phuket.<br /><br />Onlooker Siriporn Sukhum, 29, said: ‘’This happens a lot on the beach and it’s not safe. There are a lot of people using the beach and it’s dangerous. <br /><br />‘’It is lucky that nobody was hurt. They said that there was a problem with the wind direction. But somebody running the attraction should be able to know this.<br /><br />‘’Parasailing should not be allowed on busy beaches and the government should control it more.’’<br /><br />Australian businessman Roger Hussey died in July when he slipped out of a parasailing harness and plunged more than 100ft into shallow water below. <br /><br />Despite anger at the time over the disregard for safety regulations, little appears to have been done in any of the popular tourist islands to reign in the dangerous activity.
