Rescue workers search for man swept away into Phuket sea
Darawan Naknakhon


Marine police are continuing to look for the missing 18-year-old.

PHUKET: -- A number of rescue workers are today continuing a search for an 18-year-old man who went missing after being swept into the sea by heavy waves when fishing on the rocks at Pha Cape at Kata beach yesterday (Sept 16).

Pol Maj Prapan Chanprakon from the Marine police led a team of divers, Karon beach rescue workers and Kata beach lifeguards to look for the missing victim, named as Boonchiew Tongdonmuang, at 7am this morning but weather conditions hampered their search.

Maj Prapan said, “Yesterday we received a call from the Karon tourist rescue centre that a 18 year old man had gone missing at around 1:30pm whilst on a fishing trip with his friends near Pha Cape. The boy got swept away by waves we were told.

“All evening rescue workers and beach guards were looking for him and we came to help, but the search had to stop due to a storm.

“After the weather clears today we will continue to search until we find him,” said Maj Prapan.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/rescue-workers-search-for-man-swept-away-into-phuket-sea-54144.php

-- Phuket News 2015-09-17

Body of missing 18-year-old found on Phuket beach
Darawan Naknakhon

PHUKET: -- The body of an 18-year-old man who went missing after being swept into the sea by heavy waves when fishing on the rocks at Pha Cape at Kata beach on September 16 was found yesterday evening (Sept 17).

At 6:30pm yesterday, Karon Police were called to Kata beach where the body of a young man had been found washed up. Police and Kusoldharm rescue workers arrived at the scene with Somsak Thongdonyod, a friend of the missing 18-year-old, Boonchiew Tongdonmuang.

Mr Somsak was able to confirm that the body was that of Mr Boonchiew, the man who had gone missing the previous day.

Pol Lt Col Kanan Somrak from Karon Police said, “At 2:37 pm on September 16, Karon police learned that Mr Boonchiew had gone missing when fishing on Pha Cape.

“Mr Somsak said that after he and his friends noticed that Mr Boontiew did not came back to the rocks from where he was fishing they went looking for him and asked workers from the Karon Tourist Rescue Centre for help. A number of rescue workers have been searching for Mr Boontiew since he went missing.”

The body of Mr Boonchiew was taken to Vachira Hospital.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/body-of-missing-18-year-old-found-on-phuket-beach-54149.php


-- Phuket News 2015-09-18

R.I.P young man.