Mother, daughter drown in Chiang Rai river accident

By Natthawat Laping 
The Nation

 

 

CHIANG RAI: -- A woman and her two-year-old daughter drowned in the Kok River in Chiang Rai on Tuesday afternoon when the long-tail boat in which they were riding struck a large mid-channel rock and broke apart.

Mae Yao police and rescue workers could not save Wilaiphet Inthajak, 31, or her daughter Apichaya, but managed to bring boat driver Pithak Thammasorn, 31, and passengers Orapan Phromchai, 24, and Thongchai Kruasan, also 31, to safety.

 

The accident happened at about 5pm in a section of the river called Tham Phra, in Ban Pa Or Moo 5 in Tambon Mae Yao, Mueang Chiang Rai.

 

Half the boat remained caught on the rock, but the rest, holding the five occupants, was submerged. Scuba divers soon found the bodies of the mother and child, clinging together, but the strong torrent swept the girl away as the two were being brought to the surface. 

 

A further three-hour search failed to find the toddler.

 

Passenger Orapan said the group had departed from the CR pier, heading for Ban Karieng Ruammit, but was running low on fuel. The driver turned around to head back, but the current swept the boat onto the rock.

 

Driver Pithak was sent for an alcohol test. It was determined that he didn’t own the boat, but rather had allegedly borrowed it without permission.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30324662

 

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 It was determined that he didn’t own the boat, but rather had allegedly borrowed it without permission.

It's called theft were i come from........

 

RIP to the mother and girl.

Edited August 24, 20178 yr by Boss

All very sad here but alas ,no surprise.