Phuket lifeguards rescue two children from drowning at Patong Beach
Eakkapop Thongtub



PHUKET: -- Lifeguards at Patong Beach rescued two children, one of them a 5-year-old who was revived on the sand, after they were retrieved from strong surf at the popular beach yesterday evening (June 26).

Lifeguards rescued the the pair, described as local Thai children attending a local school, at about 6:30pm while the lifeguards were warning tourists to get out of the water as the daily surf patrols had finished at 6pm.

The immediate reports did not indicate where the parents were or which guardians the children were with at the time the children were rescued.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-lifeguards-rescue-two-children-from-drowning-at-patong-beach-58025.php


-- Phuket News 2016-06-27

Bravo yellow shirt guys. Nice work.

....2 trillion baht annual tourist revenue.....

....surf patrols finish at 6:00 pm.......

....2 trillion baht annual tourist revenue.....

....surf patrols finish at 6:00 pm.......

It's very common worldwide to cease lifeguard service at sunset.