Moment police officer carts tourists back to hostel in wholesome video

A pair of passed-out tourists were wheeled to safety in Thailand - following a spate of poisonings in neighbouring Laos.

An Australian backpacker unconscious after a night of heavy drinking in Thailand has been filmed being taken back to her hostel by police in a trolley, just weeks after a mass alcohol poisoning in Laos left six people dead.

Two women, a 19-year-old from Australia and a 23-year-old from Germany, were on Koh Phi Phi island when they passed out.

Fellow partygoers tried to wake the pair, before local police arrived on the scene.

Since the road on the island was too small for a car, quick-thinking officer Sergeant Major Saneh Jualaong, a father of three girls, grabbed a pushcart from a nearby shop, and wheeled them back to their accommodation.

Footage shows the pair of girls slumped over as the police officer carefully manoevers them through the narrow, tiled streets.

To stop anyone from taking advantage of them or prevent the girls from having an accident, kind father-of-three girls Sergeant Major Saneh Jualaong stepped in to help the two tourists. Picture: ViralPress

As they reach the hostel, the tourists’ friends help roll them into the bunk beds and the sergeant major tucked one of them into bed.

“I know what it’s like to have a daughter and how much we worry about them,” he said.

“I thought about their parents back at home.

“They were both too drunk to speak and too drunk to stand up. In that condition, they could have an accident, such as falling into the sea or falling down steps.

“I made sure they returned safely to their beds,” the officer added after returning the girls home.

The Phi Phi islands are known for both their breathtaking landscape and their vibrant nightlife which has drawn millions of tourists from around the world.

Police Colonel Surasak Jaidee, superintendent of Koh Phi Phi Police Station, said that tourists come to the island to have fun, and it’s not the first time they’ve stepped in to assist.

Sergeant Major Saneh Jualaong wheeled the girls back to their hostel Picture: ViralPress

This is the wholesome moment a caring policeman used a trolley to wheel two drunk and unconscious female backpackers to their hotel Picture: Viralpress.

“We don’t want to punish them. It is better that we are there to help and protect them,” he said.

“This was not the first time police have assisted drunk tourists. They have been doing this for over two years.

“We understand that they come to the island to have fun. We don’t want to punish them. It is better that we are there to help and protect them.”

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has previously recommended that local venues implement breathalyser tests for patrons in an effort to help ensure tourist safety and prevent alcohol-related accidents in the region.

Footage shows the duo aboard the trolley slumped over as they were wheeled back to their hostel. Picture: ViralPress

The Koh Phi Phi incident follows warnings from the Australian government for travellers not to drink some liquors in neighbouring Laos after the methanol poisonings that recently claimed the lives of six tourists.

Among the victims were Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, two 19-year-old Australians. Authorities are still investigating the of the six backpackers after their drinks were allegedly laced with methanol.

A factor, which is believed to be the source of the methanol poisoning outbreak, has been shut down by authorities.

The rundown shed is located outside of Vientiane, the Laos capital, and the owner has also been arrested.

Bianca Jones died in Laos after consuming methanol. Picture: SUPPLIED

Holly Bowles also died while in Laos after consuming a drink laced with methanol. Picture: Facebook

According to the ABC, the factory was believed to be making Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whisky with the sale and consumption of the two beverages now prohibited.

On Friday, SmartTraveller updated its travel advice to Australians visiting Laos warning them to avoid consuming the products due to “serious safety concerns”.

“Lao authorities have issued an order prohibiting the sale and consumption of Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whisky due to their concerns about these products being a health risk,” it states.