A tragic incident unfolded in Bang Pakong, east of Bangkok, where a well-respected jet ski rider vanished without a trace. Rescuers were alerted to the missing man after locals who had been cutting saplings on the riverbank spotted an abandoned jet ski mid-river.

 

Despite an extensive overnight search which lasted more than nine hours, authorities have yet to locate the missing jet ski rider, identified as Weerapol Athinuwat, commonly known as Moss, around 30 years old.

 

Locals stumbled upon the idle jet ski in the Bang Pakong River and quickly raised an alert. Police organised a search operation in coordination with the Chachoengsao rescue unit. Search operations for Moss conducted across both river banks and the river’s centre using a sonar scanner led to the detection of four possible locations. However, despite three divers probing eight metres deep to search for the missing man, there has been no body recovered.

 

Officials continued the search operation on foot, scanning the river banks where the sapling cutters had seen the floating jet ski. No sign of the missing man was found by the time the search operation finally ended at around 2.30am.

 

By Nattapong Westwood

Caption: Rescuers search for a jet ski rider who disappeared on the Bang Pakong river. (via KhaoSod)

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/eastern-thailand/puzzling-disappearance-of-highly-regarded-jet-ski-rider-provokes-extensive-search-in-bang-pakong-river

 

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The Bang Pakong River? ????

13 minutes ago, Venom said:

The Bang Pakong River? ????

 

What on earth are they on 'Obstruction of propeller' in full story, on a JET SKI ? Intake obstruction maybe.

 

Rivers have hidden dangers. Maybe this rider had a cardiac event and fell into the water and drowned sadly. It happens a lot these days it seems 

The body was recovered yesterday, as reported in Thairath

 

 

I'm mildly surprised nobody half inched the jet ski