Body of missing tour boat crewman found

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Body of missing tour boat crewman found

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The body of young Mr Kittipong, just 17 years old, was found about one kilometre from where the collision occurred on Wednesday. Photo: DDPM-Phang Nga

 

PHUKET: Search teams today found the body of missing tour boat crewman Kittpong Samanbut, who fell overboard in a deadly collision of the tour boat he was working on with a large motoryacht off Koh Khai Nok late Wednesday afternoon (Dec 18).

 

The news was announced at about 2pm by Phang Nga Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada, who has also previously served for years as a Phuket Vice Governor and in 2016 served as Phuket Governor.

 

A search team from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Phang Nga office (DDPM-Phang Nga) located Mr Kittipong’s body floating about one kilometre from where the collsision occurred on Wednesday, Gov Chamroen explained today (Dec 21).

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/body-of-missing-tour-boat-crewman-found-74095.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-12-22

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[stevenl]

Good news for the family.

[LivinginKata]

4 hours ago, stevenl said:

Good news for the family.

 

Maybe you mean that the family have his body back for cremation ceremonies rather than worrying if he still floating at sea.

[stevenl]

42 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

 

Maybe you mean that the family have his body back for cremation ceremonies rather than worrying if he still floating at sea.

Of course, what else could I be meaning?

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, stevenl said:

Good news for the family.

Except for the death of him... they might think a bit differently!

[stevenl]

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Except for the death of him... they might think a bit differently!

I suppose they will have kept hope, but that was not realistic.

Now they can say their goodbyes.