Accident Chachoengsao: Two Young Boys Fall into Pond – One Survives

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A family visit turned into heartbreak when two young boys fell into a pond in Chachoengsao province, leaving one child dead and another fighting for his life. Thanks to the efforts of doctors, one of the children was revived, while the other did not survive.

 

The incident occurred at approximately 17:00 on 11 July, in a residential area in Moo 3, Wang Yen subdistrict, Plaeng Yao district. Police Lieutenant Chokchai Chokchayanan, Deputy Inspector of the Plaeng Yao Police Station, responded to a report from the Phanom Rescue Centre about two children who had drowned in a garden pond near a workers’ housing complex.

 

Upon arrival, officers and rescue personnel found a child’s shoe floating in the pond. Local workers explained that they had heard a mother crying out for her missing son. Neighbours and residents joined the search and within 20 minutes, the body of a young boy wearing a yellow shirt was found face-down in the water. Moments later, the second boy was also located submerged nearby.

 

Rescuers immediately pulled the boys from the water and rushed them to hospital. On route to and at the hospital, medical staff performed emergency CPR. One boy, aged five, responded and regained a pulse. The second boy was pronounced dead despite resuscitation efforts.

 

At the hospital, the mother of the surviving boy tearfully recounted what had happened. She said her friend, a fellow Myanmar national, had brought her son, named Tong Tong, to visit. Tong Tong and her own son, Mario, who was of a similar age, went out to play together near their accommodation. When they did not return, the families began searching in panic.

 

The desperate search ended in heartbreak when the children were found unconscious in the water. As her son was being treated in the emergency room, the mother walked to the hospital spirit shrine to pray for a miracle. When she returned, doctors informed her that her son had a heartbeat again.

 

Authorities have confirmed that a full investigation is underway.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khoasod 2025-07-13