Young Thai sisters drown in Nan River, Nakhon Sawan

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Chumsaeng police in Nakhon Sawan, central Thailand, were called along with rescue services after two little sisters went missing.

 

Their grandfather Phisoot, 50, called for them in the early afternoon but got no reply.

 

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Down at the Nan river he met a woman called Ladda, 58, who had been with his granddaughters and a five year old boy called Captain.

 

While going down to the river the two girls had fallen in and been washed away.

 

It was 8 pm after a seven hour search before the girls were discovered drowned five meters from the bank, reported Thai Rath.

 

They were named as Dutch Milk, aged 6 and her sister View, just 4. 

 

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[soi3eddie]

So sad. Yet another tragic drowning case. Thailand's authorities and schools should run public safety campaigns raising awareness of water dangers. Parents should be urged to warn their children about this. Swimming lessons should be offered to try to reduce this needless loss of life. The river pictured does not look fast flowing either, in fact it looks very still. 

 

[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

While going down to the river the two girls had fallen in and been washed away.

 

It was 8 pm after a seven hour search before the girls were discovered drowned five meters from the bank, reported Thai Rath.

Not great writing.  According to the article they were swept about 50 metres downstream and found five metres from the bank.

 

Very sad.  It sounds like there were adults around when it happened, but they either didn't do anything to really stop the kids from going in the river, or didn't do anything when they were swept away.  Possibly both.

 

If there is a river that is capable of sweeping kids away, they should make sure that kids don't go in it, full stop.

[fondue zoo]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Their grandfather Phisoot, 50, called for them in the early afternoon but got no reply.

You can't let a 6 year and a 4 year old wander off, at anytime, especially with water nearby.

What is wrong with people, house plant IQs.

-rip-

[Liverpool Lou]

10 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

You can't let a 6 year and a 4 year old wander off, at anytime, especially with water nearby.

What is wrong with people, house plant IQs.

-rip-

The article specifically states that the children were with an adult at the time. 

[fondue zoo]

20 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

The article specifically states that the children were with an adult at the time. 

I'm not saying there wasn't people around, I'm referring to the person allegedly looking after them let them wander off in the first place.  I should of been clearer.

 

Edited April 1, 2022 by fondue zoo

[Rimmer]

A misleading troll post and a reply have been removed

[Gottfrid]

13 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

The article specifically states that the children were with an adult at the time. 

Yes, and as you can understand. Ladda 58 was a very observant woman, that probably also had drowned but in her mobile phone. Not to say that it would have helped if she was looking. Most 58 year olds that I know in Thailand, can´t swim anyway. In other words, an amazingly good watcher for children playing by that water. The result is exactly as @fondue zoo say, that is like leaving them without anyone watching.

[Liverpool Lou]

10 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

28 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

The article specifically states that the children were with an adult at the time. 

Yes, and as you can understand. Ladda 58 was a very observant woman, that probably also had drowned but in her mobile phone. Not to say that it would have helped if she was looking. Most 58 year olds that I know in Thailand, can´t swim anyway. In other words, an amazingly good watcher for children playing by that water. The result is exactly as @fondue zoo say, that is like leaving them without anyone watching.

Did you bother to read the link?  You're over-doing the speculation there.   Do you quiz the 58-years olds that you come across about their swimming ability?

 

Where did it say that she was engrossed in her phone while the girls drowned?

Where did it say that she couldn't swim?

Where did it say that she didn't try to help them?

 

Edited April 1, 2022 by Liverpool Lou

[Gottfrid]

27 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Did you bother to read the link?  You're over-doing the speculation there.   Do you quiz the 58-years olds that you come across about their swimming ability?

 

Where did it say that she was engrossed in her phone while the girls drowned?

Where did it say that she couldn't swim?

Where did it say that she didn't try to help them?

 

Nowhere, but are you aware of how to draw a conclusion. You are by the water, with children that we assume can´t swim. If you are watching them, would you then disregarding if you can´t swim jump after them if you see them fall? Therefore, I would assume she was looking at something else. Children by the water, must be supervised closely all the time, to secure that there is no chance they will fall in.

Actually, that is instructions that stand on a 30 cm deep inflatable pool that you buy. In other words, something that all should understand. Stop with the nonsense now. She was clearly not supervising the children as she should have done. Final!

[Liverpool Lou]

4 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Nowhere, but are you aware of how to draw a conclusion. You are by the water, with children that we assume can´t swim. If you are watching them, would you then disregarding if you can´t swim jump after them if you see them fall? Therefore, I would assume she was looking at something else. Children by the water, must be supervised closely all the time, to secure that there is no chance they will fall in.

Actually, that is instructions that stand on a 30 cm deep inflatable pool that you buy. In other words, something that all should understand. Stop with the nonsense now. She was clearly not supervising the children as she should have done. Final!

Good grief.  Why don't you just read the link before continuing your speculation and then lamely declaring "final"?

[Gottfrid]

9 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Good grief.  Why don't you just read the link before continuing your speculation and then lamely declaring "final"?

What link? I read the article above. Don´t see a link there.

[Rimmer]

Another troll post has been removed

[Liverpool Lou]

7 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

17 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Good grief.  Why don't you just read the link before continuing your speculation and then lamely declaring "final"?

What link? I read the article above. Don´t see a link there.

The link to Thai Rath in the penultimate paragraph of the OP!

[Gottfrid]

6 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

The link to Thai Rath in the penultimate paragraph of the OP!

Ok, yes. Just read it and looked at it. Where does it say enough supervision was there? The only thing it stands is that she was there. If you are watching children that can swim by the water, you are at arms length from them, or you see to that they definitely do NOT run or play too close to the DANGEROUS water.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Down at the Nan river he met a woman called Ladda, 58, who had been with his granddaughters and a five year old boy called Captain.

 

While going down to the river the two girls had fallen in and been washed away.

Such a sad and unnecessary loss of life.

RiP little ones, better luck next time, maybe you'll be rewarded with better guardians.

[Hervey Bay]

If that photo is anything to go by, they shouldn't have been anywhere near the water....the bank is way too steep.

[Adumbration]

If you ever wondered why you never saw any 58 year old female rice farmers on Bay Watch...now you know.