11-Year-Old Girl Drowns While Catching Shrimp in Krabi Pond

[Georgealbert]

 

 

An 11-year-old girl tragically drowned while attempting to catch shrimp with her friends in a pond in Ao Luek District, Krabi Province.

 

Police Colonel Weerayut Sittirattanakul, Chief of Ao Luek Police Station, and Lieutenant Colonel Chatchawan Kuangkaewngam, Deputy Inspector, responded to the incident alongside a medical personnel from Ao Luek Hospital and rescue personnel from the Krabi Pitakpracha Foundation.

 

The incident occurred at a large pond approximately 3 metres deep, surrounded by oil palm plantations in Moo 2, Ban Klang Subdistrict. At the scene, a crowd of onlookers had gathered. Authorities found a pair of shoes, a bottle filled with shrimp, and a 3 metre long bamboo stick by the edge of the pond. 

 

The girl’s body, identified as Miss Sunantha, a student at a local school, was retrieved by responders and placed on a grassy area next to the pond.

 

Preliminary examinations by medical personnel suggested drowning as the cause of death, and the body was transported to hospital for further analysis and autopsy.

 

Ms. Sutawan, 32, the girl’s aunt, recounted that Sunantha had gone mushroom picking in the palm plantation with two friends. They later decided to wade into the pond to catch shrimp. Sunantha ventured further into the water and began to sink.
 

Her friends attempted to rescue her but were unsuccessful. They ran about a kilometre to alert family members. By the time help arrived, Sunantha had drowned and was found at the bottom of the pond, by rescuers.

 

Officials are investigating the incident and have issued a warning to parents and guardians to closely monitor children, especially near potentially hazardous areas like ponds, to prevent similar tragedies.

 

Picture from responders.

-- 2024-11-28