Child Falls into Wang River and Dies

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A two-year-old boy drowned after reportedly wandering towards an overflow weir along the Wang River in Koh Kha district, Lampang province. The toddler, who was staying with his grandmother during the school holidays, is believed to have fallen into the river and been swept away by the current.

 

Police, emergency responders, and hospital staff rushed to the scene after being alerted to a drowning incident near the Haad Poo Dai village overflow weir. The boy’s body was found 300 metres downstream, near a sandbank in the Wang River. His head bore signs of impact injuries, and his skin had already turned pale, indicating that he had been dead for at least two to three hours.

 

According to initial investigations, the child had been left in the care of his grandmother while his parents worked in Ayutthaya province. He had been staying with her since 9 March, with plans for his parents to collect him in early April.

 

Earlier in the afternoon, the boy went missing from his grandmother’s home, which is situated close to the riverbank. Family members and neighbours immediately began a search, fearing he had wandered towards the weir. Their worst fears were realised when they found his body floating in the river.

 

Authorities suspect that the child may have approached the water out of curiosity before falling from the edge of the overflow weir, which stands 3 metres high. The impact likely caused head injuries, leaving him unable to recover before being swept away.

 

Following an initial examination, police and medical staff confirmed head trauma, but the body has been transferred for further autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

 

Meanwhile, the boy’s grieving parents, upon receiving the devastating news, have immediately travelled from Ayutthaya to Lampang.

 

-- 2025-03-28

 

 

[anchadian]

A two year old child.  Where was the grandmother?

 

RIP