Mother Forgets 4-Year-Old at Beach, Realises Back Home

[webfact]

Picture courtesy: AMARIN TV

 

In a surprising oversight, a mother from Samut Prakan only realised she had left her four-year-old daughter at Bang Saen Beach after returning home, sparking concern and commentary online.

 

The incident came to light through a social media post by Chonburi News Today, which shared that the child, named "Nong Jomkwan," was found at the beach. The post prompted a wave of comments questioning how a mother could forget her child, especially a young girl.

 

On 2nd January, reporters visited Bang Saen Beach, which was bustling with tourists enjoying the holiday season. The area was lively with children playing in the sea and families having picnics, providing a boost to local vendors during the festive period.

When contacted, the girl's guardian explained the oversight. They had travelled to Bang Saen in a two-car convoy with several family members. In the confusion, they forgot to double-check that everyone had returned to the cars.

 

It was only upon reaching Samut Prakan and not finding Nong Jomkwan that they realised their mistake. A call to Bang Saen authorities confirmed the child was safe, and the family quickly returned to collect her.

 

The mother shared this experience as a cautionary tale, advising others to count heads before leaving any venue with a large group to prevent such mishaps, reported Amarin TV.

 

-- 2025-01-03

 

[PJ71]

What chance do they have, i mean really...

[FritsSikkink]

She is advising others, what a joke.

[mdr224]

Understandable if its the father but this is bizarre

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

They had travelled to Bang Saen in a two-car convoy with several family members. In the confusion, they forgot to double-check that everyone had returned to the cars.

She may have thought her little girl was in the other vehicle. 

 

[FritsSikkink]

9 minutes ago, mdr224 said:

Understandable if its the father but this is bizarre

One is a <deleted>ty father if you do this.

[Tropicalevo]

Happens more often than people think.

Friends took the new baby to the pub when they went for a meal.

Baby was in a carry cot fast asleep.

Friends finished the meal and went home.

Pub called them to ask if they were coming back for the baby.

[blaze master]

Lawn chair. Check.

Mobile phone. Check

selfie. Check.

 

Kid. Meh.

[BarBoy]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The post prompted a wave of comments questioning how a mother could forget her child, especially a young girl.

...probably too busy playing phone and enjoying herself with friends, possibly one too many glasses of lao kow.. 'Kid, what kid?....'

[black tabby12345]

 

[black tabby12345]

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

Friends took the new baby to the pub when they went for a meal.

Baby was in a carry cot fast asleep.

Friends finished the meal and went home.

Pub called them to ask if they were coming back for the baby.

 

No Minors sign at its entrance?

[Blueman1]

2 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

She is advising others, what a joke.

What ?? NOT To Drink !!!

 

I Had an experience about 30 Years ago in the U.K when I was a Black Cab driver,Picked a Woman up with a baby in a Pushchair / Stroller completed the journey but the Woman got out of my Cab & Left the Baby in the back & was " Walking away " Until I Drove after her and reunited them just down the road.....True Story....

[black tabby12345]

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

Happens more often than people think.

 

 

Looks like that way.

The cartoon below from USA in 1980s...

 

 

[WorriedNoodle]

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

She may have thought her little girl was in the other vehicle. 

 

You'd best change your alias if thats the best you can up with! 🙂 They were all most likely on the sauce and incapable of proper parenting.

[thurian]

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

She may have thought...

 

too much credit

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

When contacted, the girl's guardian explained the oversight. They had travelled to Bang Saen in a two-car convoy with several family members. In the confusion, they forgot to double-check that everyone had returned to the cars

Lucky outcome.

[buffallobill]

I remember David Cameron, the former British prime minister, doing similar, he left his child at the pub

[TheFishman1]

Foreigner and check my got fined 3000 for trying to send the land to the sky Thai lady forgets her baby at the beach no fine go figure TIT

[soalbundy]

4 hours ago, PJ71 said:

What chance do they have, i mean really...

On Koh Samui I looked after 3 year old Swedish girl who I saw continually running into the sea without supervision, her whole family were lying on the beach dead drunk, when I woke who I considered to be the father I was told to vuck off. I played with the little girl for two or three hours to keep her from running into the waves until her grandparents arrived and wanted to know why their grandchild was sitting with me, they thanked me and then blew up at the parents, I walked away but I could hear the grandparents shouting from 50 meters away.

[Surasak]

About 60 years ago, my then wife had been shopping in town and returned with full bags of items. "Where's John," I asked. The look of shock was w picture, but no camera phones back then. She rushed off back into town and found him asleep in the pram outside the pharmacy.

[Luuk Chaai]

seen this moviehttps://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMWZkMnB6eXptcGhteGlkM2NjcG1nMGo0NHoyYnMybDVzeGRqYnJhZyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/toNLdRECnQRImoLYdk/giphy.gif

[richard_smith237]

3 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Foreigner and check my got fined 3000 for trying to send the land to the sky Thai lady forgets her baby at the beach no fine go figure TIT

 

Erm... stay off the booze !

 

[richard_smith237]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

They had travelled to Bang Saen in a two-car convoy with several family members. In the confusion, they forgot to double-check that everyone had returned to the cars.

 

I can see how this could happen... but, can't see how this can happen in any caring family. 

 

The carelessness and lack of value placed on the lives of children here often astonishes me.. 

... from the frequent village pond drownings to examples of astonishing carelessness...  

 

 

 

 

 

[BarBoy]

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

The carelessness and lack of value placed on the lives of children here often astonishes me.. 

especially when the adults drive bikes, usually with 3 or 4 kids on it and not a helmet between them....

 

disgusting Richard, isn't it??

[jvs]

7 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

She may have thought her little girl was in the other vehicle. 

 

Safety first right?

No,selfish bad mother.

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, BarBoy said:

especially when the adults drive bikes, usually with 3 or 4 kids on it and not a helmet between them....

 

disgusting Richard, isn't it??

 

That I can understand more...   A family riding a bike is undertaken more out of necessity than leisure, it has nothing to do with the carelessness displayed in leaving a child behind. 

You might also note - this is not solely a Thai event, such carelessness exists everywhere. 

 

 

Regarding families riding a bike - it would of course be preferable not to see this, but socio-economics necessitate the vast majority of society uses scooters (motorcycles) as a main means of family transport - its horrific to see babies, infants and children on bikes without helmets though - helmets should be issued to families for free.

 

 

[richard_smith237]

7 minutes ago, jvs said:

Safety first right?

No,selfish bad mother.

 

I don't think its selfish - its just feckless stupidity and carelessness to assume your child is in the 'other vehicle'...

 

 

[BarBoy]

8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

You might also note - this is not solely a Thai event, such carelessness exists everywhere. 

I never saw that once in the west.

 

An adult riding a scooter with a child/infant on the front and back without helmets.

 

Not even once..

[richard_smith237]

4 hours ago, buffallobill said:

I remember David Cameron, the former British prime minister, doing similar, he left his child at the pub

 

An almost identical story: 

 

That incident happened in 2012 when David Cameron, who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time, accidentally left his then eight-year-old daughter, Nancy, in a pub. The story made headlines and became a much-discussed event.

 

What Happened: David Cameron, his wife Samantha, and their children were having lunch with friends at a pub near their country residence in Buckinghamshire.

After the meal, the family left in separate cars. David thought Nancy was with Samantha, and Samantha thought Nancy was with David.

It wasn't until they arrived home that they realised Nancy wasn't with them.

 

 

The incident was widely covered in the media, with some criticising the Camerons for the mishap and others viewing it as a relatable parenting mistake.

 

I see such carelessness as negligence and an example of terrible marital communication ignoring the basics - especially in when we have mobile phones and can call one of the occupants of the other vehicle and double check with extreme ease.

[GammaGlobulin]

When she talks of "counting heads", she causes me to think of the old wives tale:

 

 

No doubt, the Thai mother is under great stress.

Wouldn't you be?

 

She must be a caring mother, or why would she have taken her children to the beach?