Mother’s Heartbreak as Toddler Drowns in Fishing Net in Chachoengsao

[Georgealbert]

 

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A 26-year-old mother was left devastated after discovering her two-year-old son had drowned in a canal near their home in Bang Nam Priao district, Chachoengsao. The child was found entangled in a fishing net approximately 100 metres from the house, after many hours-long search involving police, rescue teams, and local residents.

 

The incident occurred on the evening of 31 January. According to Pol. Lt. Rewat Abdin, an investigator at Bang Nam Priao Police Station, authorities received a report about a missing child suspected of having fallen into the Khlong Luang Phaeng canal in Moo 13, Sala Daeng subdistrict.

 

During the evening the local police chief, led officers and villagers in a frantic search for the boy. Rescue teams from Chachoengsao were called in to assist both on land and in the canal. After hours of searching, the child’s lifeless body was discovered submerged and caught in a fishing net in the middle of the canal.

 

The mother, Ms. Naree collapsed in anguish as she saw the rescue boat returning with her son’s body. Witnesses described her sobbing uncontrollably as she clutched her child’s remains.

 

Preliminary investigations found no signs of physical assault or foul play. The body was sent to Bang Nam Priao Hospital for an autopsy to confirm the exact cause of death.

 

Ms. Naree recounted that her son had been playing in a sand pile in front of their house as usual. At around 17:00 she briefly stepped inside to dispose of a used diaper. Upon returning, she found her son missing. Initially assuming he had wandered off, she searched the area before raising the alarm. Despite frantic efforts by neighbours and authorities, it was hours before his body was discovered.

 

Police have taken Ms. Naree in for further questioning as part of standard procedures and to issue an official death certificate. The child’s body will be released to the family for religious rites.

 

-- 2025-02-02