Boat capsize tragedy: Retail manager and friend drown in northeast Thailand reservoir

[webfact]

 

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

 

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[JoePai]

The clue is the water - when it's up to your neck start swimming !

 

 

[hotchilli]

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.

[Olmate]

2 hours ago, JoePai said:

The clue is the water - when it's up to your neck start swimming !

 

 

Dont pinch leaky boats! 

[rocketboy2]

Amazing Thailand.

 

[richard_smith237]

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. 

 

 

 

 

[ThaiFelix]

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

[BusyB]

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.

 

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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