A foreign man remains missing after being swept into a drainage canal in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi, during heavy rain on 24 September 2026.

The man was one of three foreign nationals walking through flood water, near Soi Map Yai Lia 45 on Soi Noen Plub Wan, Nong Prue at about 5am, when fast-flowing water reportedly swept them off their feet. Two men were able to get out of the water, while the third disappeared in the current and into the canal.

His identity and nationality have not yet been officially confirmed, but local witnesses believed that all 3 men were possibly Korean or Chinese.

Search teams follow the canal route

Rescuers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Pattaya Foundation are continuing the search, deploying teams along the canal and at points where the missing man may have been carried by the water.

Pictures courtesy of Amarin

They are checking locations along the drainage route and areas downstream as the operation continues.

CCTV footage from another camera reportedly showed the two other foreign men leaving the area after the incident without giving information to officials.

The search for the missing foreign man is continuing. Rescue workers said they will keep following the waterway until he is found.

CCTV courtesy of SiamChon

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24 September 2026

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wow, the bad luck some people have.

hope they can rescue him.

Happens every year in Texas, people and vehicles swept away in flooded creeks over roads when they think they can cross them. A foot and a half of moving water can wash a truck away, a foot a car. Less than a foot can knock an adult off their feet. People drive around signs telling them not to enter and they find them a week later downstream.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by fredwiggy

Well, you have to ask about why they were just casually walking down a completely flood road where you can't see or know where it falls off into something else. "Misadventure" is putting mildly... and the mates of the unlucky guy that got swept away just did a runner. You have to wonder how much alcohol was involved here.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Sir Dude

UPDATE

Pattaya rescuers search canal for missing man

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Rescue teams in Pattaya are continuing to search for a man swept into a fast-flowing canal after heavy rain flooded roads in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, on 24 September 2026.

Three foreign men had been travelling by Bolt from the Walking Street area of South Pattaya towards Wat Boonsamphan Soi 9, also known as Khao Noi, when flooding made their route impassable.

Two men fell into floodwater

At about 04.49am, the group left the car and attempted to continue on foot through floodwater near Ta-Yai Bridge on Noen Plub Wan Road, near Map Yai Lia Soi 45.

Two of the men then fell into Ta-Yai canal, where water was running strongly following overnight downpours. One man managed to get out, but the second was carried away in front of his friends and local witnesses.

The third member of the group did not fall into the canal. Police, rescue workers, local administration officials and Nong Prue patrol officers were sent to the scene, while investigators began checking CCTV footage and videos provided by witnesses.

Search covers more than three kilometres

At 10.30am, Bang Lamung district chief Anusak Piriyom joined Suttipong Boonmachai, head of the water-rescue unit at the Sawang Boriboon Pattaya Foundation, Nong Prue municipal engineers and Nong Prue police to plan the search.

Officials examined the canal route from where the man fell to its outlet connecting with Na Kluea canal, a distance of more than three kilometres.

More than 50 personnel from rescue services, police, district officials and Nong Prue municipality remained involved in the operation.

Searchers located only black and white Nike trainers, believed to belong to the missing man, caught in grass close to where he entered the water.

Strong current complicates rescue work

The search has been made difficult by the continuing strong current in places, caused by the heavy rain overnight. Parts of the canal also run beneath roads, creating large drainage tunnels extending for several hundred metres.

Rescue workers must take additional precautions in those sections, where access is limited and conditions are hazardous. The operation was continuing along the waterway at the time of the latest update.

24 September 2026