French Tourist Missing After Boat Capsises in Surat Thani

French Tourist Missing After Boat Capsizes in Surat Thani

A long-tail boat carrying 13 people capsized in Surat Thani’s Cheow Lan Dam on November 23 due to a sudden storm, leaving 83-year-old French tourist Rene Mary Corre missing. The group of 10 French tourists, guided by a local tour company, encountered clear weather initially, but strong winds and rain struck abruptly near the Three Friends Mountain, capsising the boat. All passengers wore life jackets, and nearby boats rescued 12 individuals, with four sustaining minor injuries. Search efforts using GPS tracking found the missing tourist’s belongings but were halted at 18:00 due to rough conditions, set to resume the next day.