Teenager in Sportswear Jumps from Bridge and Disappears into River

[Georgealbert]

 

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A young man wearing what appeared to be a school sports uniform has jumped on 12 February, from the Maha Jesada Bodin Bridge in Nonthaburi and vanished beneath the surface of the Chao Phraya River, prompting an urgent search operation.

 

Police from Mueang Nonthaburi Station received the distress call early morning and, along with volunteer rescue teams from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation, rushed to the scene to begin a search.

 

The incident occurred in the middle of the Chao Phraya River, near the section leading to Tha Nam Non Pier. Rescue volunteers deployed boats and spent over an hour searching for the missing youth, but their efforts proved unsuccessful. A specialist diving team, Unit 4-00 from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation, was then called in to assist with the underwater search.

 

The search for the young man is still ongoing, with no sign of his body yet recovered.

 

Mr Taweesap Namphueng, 20, a student at a local college who was fishing on the bridge at the time, described the moment he saw the young man jump.

 

"I noticed a teenager standing by the railing, wearing a purple sports shirt and black shorts. At first, he was just standing there, not doing anything suspicious. I looked away for a moment, and the next thing I knew, he had jumped off the bridge."

 

Mr Taweesap rushed to the edge and saw the young man's head above the water for around two minutes before he disappeared. He observed no belongings left behind and saw no indication that the young man intended to jump beforehand. He quickly alerted the authorities.

 

Police and rescue teams continue their efforts to locate the missing individual.

 

If you or anyone you know is in emotional distress, please contact the Samaritans of Thailand 24-hour hotline: 02 713 6791 (English), 02 713 6793 (Thai) or the Thai Mental Health Hotline at 1323 (Thai). Please also contact your friends or relatives at this time if you have feelings of loneliness, stress or depression. Seek out help.

 

-- 2025-02-13

 

 

[Georgealbert]