Accident Two Autistic Children Rescued After Crawling Hundreds of Metres Through Drainpipe

[Georgealbert]

 

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Two autistic children were dramatically rescued from a storm drain in Chonburi province after they crawled inside from near their home and became trapped, prompting a desperate search by emergency services.

 

The incident occurred on the afternoon of 30 April in the Plutaluang subdistrict of Sattahip. At approximately 16:50, Mr. Amata Kraikruan, Mayor of the Plutaluang Subdistrict Administrative Organisation, received an urgent report from local residents that two children were stuck inside a storm drain beneath a road near the entrance to Navy House Village 46, Moo 5.

 

 

Emergency response teams, including local disaster prevention officers and volunteers from the Sawang Rojanatham Foundation, were quickly dispatched to the scene.

 

Upon arrival, they heard cries for help coming from beneath a metal grate in the middle of the road. The distressed voices of a young girl and boy could be clearly heard. Initial efforts to pry open the grate with crowbars were unsuccessful, forcing rescuers to use a grinder to cut through the metal before lowering a ladder into the drain to safely retrieve the children.

According to authorities, the children, both of whom are autistic, are believed to have entered the drainage system from beside their home, likely out of curiosity. They then crawled through the narrow tunnel for several hundred metres and became disoriented, unable to find their way out.

 

The pair were discovered nearly 500 metres from their starting point. Fortunately, their cries for help were heard by a nearby resident, who followed the sound and alerted the authorities.

 

Both children were safely rescued without serious injury. Officials have urged parents and guardians to keep a close watch on children with special needs to prevent similar incidents in the future.

 

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-01.

 

 

 

 

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[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, Woke to Sounds said:

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On 5/1/2025 at 5:56 AM, Georgealbert said:

Both children were safely rescued without serious injury. Officials have urged parents and guardians to keep a close watch on children with special needs to prevent similar incidents in the future.

I wonder how the managed to  easily access the drain?