A tragic incident took place at a reservoir when two young boys drowned while they were attempting to retrieve a lost motorcycle key from the water. Their bodies were not recovered even after a four-hour search by divers. The search operations were stopped on August 19.

 

The incident was reported to Police Lieutenant Methasit Wongpadsa of Khemarat Police Station in Ubon Ratchathani. Two rescue teams from Ubon Ratchathani-Jeetamko Foundation and Thewa Khemarat Rescue Association were immediately assembled to look for the boys in the Huai Na Muang Reservoir in Na Waeng subdistrict, Khemarat district.

 

The two boys, aged 14 and 15, had travelled to the reservoir with the 15-year-old's elder sibling and four of their friends from their village. They reached the reservoir on three motorcycles, intending to play in the water and clean their motorcycles.

 

The tragedy occurred when the 14-year-old kid's pants' pocket tore, which resulted in his motorcycle key falling into the reservoir. He enlisted the help of the older boy to find his lost key. Unfortunately, both boys got caught in a strong current and vanished under the water.

 

The rescue team conducted an underwater search for over four hours, but their efforts were hindered by dense layers of water hyacinths in the reservoir, and the search had to be halted.

 

Awaji, the elder brother of the 15-year-old and a 17-year-old himself, narrated that they had arrived at the reservoir at 4pm the previous day to swim and wash their motorcycles. The younger boys ventured into the water to play when the 14-year-old reported losing his key due to a torn pocket. Awaji had advised against going into the water to retrieve the key due to the risky current. Sadly, his advice was not heeded, leading to the boys being swept away by the strong current and their subsequent drowning.

 

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-- 2024-08-20

 

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If you can´t swim, it will always be better to make a new key. RIP to the boys.

16 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

If you can´t swim, it will always be better to make a new key. RIP to the boys.

Hind-sight is such a wonderful thing

 

55 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Hind-sight is such a wonderful thing

 

Nah, that´s not hind-sight. Most likely one would know if one can swim before jumping in the water.