webfact Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 A prominent 35 year old retail store manager, along with a friend, tragically drowned after their boat capsized due to a leak in a reservoir in Nakhon Phanom province, northeast Thailand. The boat capsize incident, which occurred yesterday, was reported to the police department by a 29 year old woman, the deceased’s friend, who was present at the scene but had not joined them in the boat. The reservoir, with a depth of about 5 to 6 metres, was the scene of the unfortunate boat capsize incident. The body of the retail manager, who resided in Si Songkhram district, was discovered on the shore, while the search for the 31 year old missing friend from Ban Phaeng district, continued. After a 30-minute search, the divers found the body, which showed no signs of external injuries. According to the woman, the group had decided to relax by the reservoir. The two victims took a fishing boat parked on the shore and rowed to the middle of the reservoir, unaware of the leak in the boat. by Nattapong Westwood Photo courtesy of KhaoSod. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/retail-store-manager-and-friend-drown-in-tragic-boating-incident-in-nakhon-phanom-reservoir -- The Thaiger 2023-09-04 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 The clue is the water - when it's up to your neck start swimming ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 2 hours ago, webfact said: According to the woman, the group had decided to relax by the reservoir. The two victims took a fishing boat parked on the shore and rowed to the middle of the reservoir, unaware of the leak in the boat. 0 out of 10 for observation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 2 hours ago, JoePai said: The clue is the water - when it's up to your neck start swimming ! Dont pinch leaky boats! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketboy2 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Amazing Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 They couldn't swim and went out on a boat without any life jackets ??? RIP and all that, but really, this was outrageously daft... a complete absence of any common sense whatsoever - tragic and completely 100% avoidable loss of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) We borrowed boats all the time when we were kids during school holidays while the oldies were at work. (but we always put them back, different back then). First thing we did was check for leaks, booze and cigarettes lol. RIP Edited September 4, 2023 by ThaiFelix 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyB Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, webfact said: A prominent 35 year old retail store manager, along with a friend, tragically drowned after their boat capsized due to a leak in a reservoir in Nakhon Phanom province, northeast Thailand. The boat capsize incident, which occurred yesterday, was reported to the police department by a 29 year old woman, the deceased’s friend, who was present at the scene but had not joined them in the boat. The reservoir, with a depth of about 5 to 6 metres, was the scene of the unfortunate boat capsize incident. The body of the retail manager, who resided in Si Songkhram district, was discovered on the shore, while the search for the 31 year old missing friend from Ban Phaeng district, continued. After a 30-minute search, the divers found the body, which showed no signs of external injuries. According to the woman, the group had decided to relax by the reservoir. The two victims took a fishing boat parked on the shore and rowed to the middle of the reservoir, unaware of the leak in the boat. by Nattapong Westwood Photo courtesy of KhaoSod. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/retail-store-manager-and-friend-drown-in-tragic-boating-incident-in-nakhon-phanom-reservoir -- The Thaiger 2023-09-04 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe So sad. There is no need for people to drown in a reservoir, especially with these water temperatures. Other than they couldn't swim of course and weren't wearing life jackets. I don't when I'm on a rowing boat on a lake in calm conditions but I'm a strong swimmer - taught at school in the specially installed pool. Teaching kids to swim drastically reduced drownings to almost nil in the UK - it was once the major cause of kids' deaths in areas with waterways or on the coast. I don't think it's national policy in LOS yet. I know my goddaughter's school doesn't do it - and it's right on the coastline. Edited September 4, 2023 by BusyB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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