Bridge electrocution victim vanishes in Nan River

Bridge electrocution victim vanishes in Nan River

A man died after accidentally touching a live overhead power cable while trying to tie down a drifting raft under a bridge over the Nan River in Uttaradit province; he was electrocuted and fell into the river, and rescuers have yet to recover his body. Local officials retrieved the runaway raft downstream and launched a search for the man’s remains. The dangerous positioning of the live cable—suspended across a bridge—has raised alarm over infrastructure safety near waterways. Eyewitnesses say sparks were visible at the moment he made contact before disappearing into the currents. Authorities have urged caution near bridges, especially during flooding, and plan to investigate how the cable came to be exposed.