Autistic man drowns while searching for snails in pond

Rescue workers retrieve the body. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub.

By Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: Police have confirmed that a Kamala resident who suffered from autism tragically drowned in a pond yesterday (Mar 21) while searching for snails with his brother.

Natdanai Puekkhao, 18, of Ban Hua Khuan, Moo 5, Kamala, had accompanied his 9-year-old brother “San” to search for snails in the pond when he disappeared under the water and did not resurface.

Lt Col Somnuk Damkliang of the Kamala Police, together with rescue workers from Kamala Municipality and Kusoldharm Foundation, rushed to the scene at about 1:30pm yesterday where San informed them his brother was missing under the water.

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