Accident Shipping Clerk Drowns After Slipping into Pond Behind Warehouse in Chiang Rai

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Kaoded.

 

A 23-year-old woman drowned on the evening on 9 May, after slipping into a pond while attempting to access a toilet located behind a warehouse in Chiang Rai province.

 

At approximately 20:20, Pol. Lt. Col. Surakit Wongyai and Pol. Capt. Natthaphong Uppor from Ban Saeo Police Station in Chiang Saen district received a report of a missing person, believed to have drowned in a pond near a warehouse in Ban San Sai Kong Ngam, Moo 10, Ban Saeo subdistrict.

 

Rescue personnel from Wiang Pha Ngo Chiang Saen were dispatched to the scene, where they found a pond approximately 15 metres long, 6 metres wide and 3 metres deep. Divers from multiple local rescue units, including Saeng Kaew, Siam Chiang Saen, Sing 1, and Piyamitr teams, were called in to assist in the search.

 

The victim, identified only as Ms J, a shipping clerk residing in Ban Phakham, Ban Saeo, worked at Chiang Saen Commercial Port. She had been at a storage warehouse roughly 5 kilometres from the port, regularly inspecting cargo before it was loaded for export.

 

According to local witnesses, Ms J had been checking documents when she reportedly excused herself to use the toilet located behind the warehouse. As it was dark, she started her motorbike and used its headlights to light the way. Moments later, a faint cry was heard, but it raised no alarm among nearby workers.

 

When Ms J failed to return, a search was launched. Her parked motorbike was discovered near the toilet. Divers located her body around 20 minutes later at the bottom of the pond, approximately 8–10 metres from the toilet.

 

Initial investigations suggest that Ms J may have lost her footing near the pond’s edge due to poor visibility and accidentally slipped in. Unable to climb out due to the depth and darkness, she likely became exhausted and drowned.

 

Her body has been sent for post-mortem examination before being released to her family for funeral rites.

 

Police are continuing to investigate, though foul play is not suspected.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from kaoded 2025-05-11.