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  • Chiang Mai NewsMan drowned in Chiang Mai river in suspected suicide

    Man drowned in Chiang Mai river in suspected suicide

    Police in Mueang Chiang Mai district were alerted to a man who had fallen into a river and drowned near Mengrai Bridge. Emergency services, including local rescue teams and divers, yesterday morning, April 6, supported the search efforts. Personal belongings were found at the scene, including clothing, a bag with an ID card, a phone, and a tablet. Divers searched…

  • Pattaya NewsTragic Pattaya incident: Daughter finds mother drowned in basin

    Tragic Pattaya incident: Daughter finds mother drowned in basin

    A tragic incident unfolded yesterday when an 18 year old girl returned home from work to find her mother dead, face down in a washing basin. Despite immediate efforts to save her, the mother could not be revived, leaving the family heartbroken. The distressing event occurred late at night when the Sawang Boriboon Rescue Radio Centre in Pattaya was informed…

  • Thailand NewsMother mourns 13 year old daughter drowned in Buriram dam (video)

    Mother mourns 13 year old daughter drowned in Buriram dam (video)

    A 40 year old mother collapsed in a flood of tears as she embraced the lifeless body of her 13 year old daughter, who tragically drowned after slipping into the overflow dam in Buriram. Despite friends’ efforts to save her, the strong current swept the girl away. Police were alerted yesterday, October 17, about the incident at the Takut Tasa…

  • Thailand NewsMyanmar worker feared drowned in Samut Songkhram river

    Myanmar worker feared drowned in Samut Songkhram river

    A young Myanmar worker disappeared while swimming with friends near the central pillar of the Somdej Phra Sri Suriyen Bridge in Samut Songkhram. Despite rescue efforts, strong currents forced a pause in the search, which will resume today. The 24 year old Myanmar worker, Hen Min Ko Ko, was enjoying a swim with three friends to cool off when he…

  • Thailand NewsMother and daughter found drowned in Uthai Thani in tragic suicide

    Mother and daughter found drowned in Uthai Thani in tragic suicide

    A tragic incident unfolded in Uthai Thani province when a 30 year old woman and her 3 year old daughter were found drowned in a pond yesterday, around 9am. The event was reported to Ban Rai Police Station by Village Chief, Winai Khamkrongkaew. Authorities, including Nathakit Nithichatcharoenkun, an Investigative Officer from Ban Rai Police Station, and a rescue team rushed…

  • Phuket NewsKazakh tourist drowned on Phuket beach after ignoring weather warning

    Kazakh tourist drowned on Phuket beach after ignoring weather warning

    The body of an 18 year old tourist from Kazakhstan, was discovered washed ashore drowned on Nai Yang Beach, Phuket. The man’s body was found two days after he was declared missing. He had reportedly gone for a swim amidst inclement weather on September 1 and failed to return, sparking a search operation. A lifeguard from Nai Yang Beach found…

  • Phuket NewsMiraculous twist: Kazakhstan tourist presumed drowned in Phuket found alive, in coma

    Miraculous twist: Kazakhstan tourist presumed drowned in Phuket found alive, in coma

    A tourist from Kazakhstan, initially reported to have drowned at Kata Beach in Phuket, is alive but in a coma. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan provided the updated information, clarifying that earlier reports of the tourist’s death were incorrect. The tourist, Artur Iskakov, was rushed to the hospital following a drowning incident in tambon Karon on Thursday, June…

  • South Thailand NewsTragic hero – lifeguard, 10 year old, drowned in new year beach tragedy

    Tragic hero – lifeguard, 10 year old, drowned in new year beach tragedy

    The body of a 10 year old girl who had been swept away by strong waves from a Songkhla beach, was found washed ashore this morning, near the scene of the new year beach tragedy. Rescue teams searched the area throughout last night and this morning for the lost child who was washed away as she was playing with two…

  • Phuket NewsPublic grieves loss of doctor who drowned trying to save tourist in Phuket

    Public grieves loss of doctor who drowned trying to save tourist in Phuket

    Many are grieving the loss of a doctor who drowned while trying to save a tourist from drowning in Phuket. The doctor, 55 year old Surasit Pongaohapan, had rushed to rescue a British tourist from drowning on his honeymoon at Phuket’s Kata Beach. Witnesses say Surasit had been sitting on the beach before he rushed into the water to help.…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket lifeguards save 2 tourists at same beach where another 2 drowned

    Phuket lifeguards save 2 tourists at same beach where another 2 drowned

    Lifeguards at Phuket’s Kata Beach saved two foreign tourists from drowning yesterday, the same day that another two people drowned there. The lifeguards rescued a man and a woman around 35 years old. They were choking on water before being taken to the Chalong Hospital in Phuket’s main city district. The tourists have both reportedly recovered in the hospital. They…

  • EventsFour year anniversary of Phuket’s sinking of the ‘Phoenix’ – 46 people drowned

    Four year anniversary of Phuket’s sinking of the ‘Phoenix’ – 46 people drowned

    This week commemorated the fourth anniversary of the rescue of the 13 members of the Wild Boar football team from the Tham Luang Caves in Chiang Rai, a story that gripped international audiences. That story had a happy ending. But the ongoing drama in northern Thailand masked a much sadder story, that of the sinking of the tour boat, the…

  • Thailand NewsMissing Frenchman found drowned at Ko Chang Lonely Beach

    Missing Frenchman found drowned at Ko Chang Lonely Beach

    The missing body of a Frenchman lost at sea at Koh Chang’s Lonely Beach yesterday was found this morning. The 22 year old Frenchman, identified as Ramkurran, 22, went swimming yesterday with his Spanish girlfriend, Clara Crospo Canellas, and did not return to shore. The 21 year old woman’s dead body was found at about 8.10am floating in the sea…

  • Thailand NewsAutopsy report shows TV actress Tangmo drowned

    Autopsy report shows TV actress Tangmo drowned

    An autopsy report indicates that TV actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong drowned. Forensic examiners also noted that there the large cut on her leg was likely caused by the speedboat’s propeller. (Bangkok Post and Thai PBS have published differing facts about which leg was cut) The other people on the speedboat last Thursday night when Tangmo drowned in Bangkok’s Chao Phraya…

  • Thailand News21 year old woman found drowned in Phuket pond

    21 year old woman found drowned in Phuket pond

    Police in the Chalong sub-district of Phuket found the drowned body of a 21 year old woman in the pond of a housing estate yesterday evening. After being notified that a woman had fallen into the pond and drowned, the police rushed to the scene. They, along with a diving team, then spent an hour searching the waters for the…

  • Thailand NewsBillionaire couple in Koh Tao drowned, preliminary autopsy results show

    Billionaire couple in Koh Tao drowned, preliminary autopsy results show

    A preliminary autopsy results suggest the billionaire couple died from drowning at the Koh Tao resort pool. Water was found in both their lungs and medical examiners at the Police General Hospital say the couple died from lack of oxygen. More tests are being done and police are still investigating. Last Friday, the Thai-Indian couple Anshoo and Rakeshwar Sachatamakul, 55…

  • Thailand NewsMother of drowned boy scout accuses school director of negligence

    Mother of drowned boy scout accuses school director of negligence

    A woman is accusing a school director in the Isaan province Kalasin of negligence after her teenage son drowned during a boy scout challenge at a nearby swamp. Teachers did not notice 15 year old Noppakao Sita was missing. His body was found later that night at around 8pm after a long search by local divers. Teachers running the scout…

  • South Thailand NewsOne drowned, another still missing off Surat Thani

    One drowned, another still missing off Surat Thani

    One person is still missing, one has been recovered and another person has drowned after a search for coastal molluscs and cockles went wrong in Surat Thani yesterday. A woman was reported as being washed out to sea and her daughter-in-law is still missing, while collecting molluscs at a Laem Pho beach in Chaiya district, north in Surat Thani province. There…

  • Northern Thailand NewsWoman found hanged in Nakhon Ratchasima, son found drowned nearby

    Woman found hanged in Nakhon Ratchasima, son found drowned nearby

    Police in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima report that a woman was found hanged in a workers’ shelter and her 12 year old son drowned in a nearby pond at a sand depot yesterday. Workers arriving in the morning discovered the woman, hanged with electric wires from the beam of the shelter in tambon Chum Phuang, according to the…

  • Phuket NewsTourist missing, presumed drowned, off Nai Thon Beach, Phuket

    Tourist missing, presumed drowned, off Nai Thon Beach, Phuket

    PHOTOS: Phuket Hotnews A 29 year old tourist is still missing after going swimming off Nai Thon Beach in northern Phuket on Wednesday night, (October 30). Local Saku police received a report about the tourist who disappeared whilst swimming off the southern end of Nai Thon Beach, in Thalang District, around 7pm. At the beach, police found distraught 29 year…

  • NewsThe Brunei woman who drowned in Krabi is not from Brunei’s Royal Family

    The Brunei woman who drowned in Krabi is not from Brunei’s Royal Family

    The 60 year old woman from Brunei, PG HJH Jamilah PG HJ Othman, who drowned near Gai Island in Krabi (story HERE) was reported as being a member of Brunei’s Royal Family. Since that report the Royal Thai Police’s deputy spokesman Pol Col Krissana Pattanacharoen clarified that the woman was not member of the royal family of Brunei Darussalam as…

  • NewsMissing Chinese tourist found drowned at Kata Beach

    Missing Chinese tourist found drowned at Kata Beach

    The body of a Chinese tourist, 23 year old Shi Yieing, who disappeared on September 30, has been found washed up ashore last night at Kata Beach. On September 30, her friend, Zhang Lei, reported to Karon police that at about 3pm, that he and four others, including Shi, went swimming at Karon beach before she went missing in the…

  • News4 year old Chinese boy drowned in Patong Beach

    4 year old Chinese boy drowned in Patong Beach

    Family and friends assist The Rawai Municipality Rescue Team at Nai Harn in another near-miss yesterday One drowning and two other ‘near misses’ in the past 24 hours. A 4 year old Chinese boy, Wu Muyang, was taken to hospital from Patong beach last night (September 14) after he was washed into the rough seas by a big wave near…

  • Phuket NewsFacebook post helps identify drowned woman

    Facebook post helps identify drowned woman

    PHUKET: Facebook users were able to identify the woman who plunged to her death off Rawai Pier yesterday, after pictures of her body were posted on the social media platform. Witnesses saw Sriwann Sarapoo, 49, walk down the pier in the heavy rain at about 8:30am. “We were told that she walked to the end of the pier, where the…

  • Phuket NewsCargo boat sinks off Phi Phi, crewman believed drowned

    Cargo boat sinks off Phi Phi, crewman believed drowned

    PHUKET: Marine Police are continuing their efforts to locate a crewman still missing from a cargo boat that sank in a storm two kilometers off Phi Phi Island yesterday afternoon. The Sor Jatuporn was carrying goods from Ao Nang on the Krabi coast to Phi Phi Island when it was slammed by a storm, said Krabi Marine Police Inspector Chaiyasit…

  • Phuket NewsRussian man walks into Phuket sea, presumed drowned

    Russian man walks into Phuket sea, presumed drowned

    PHUKET: Rescue workers have given up a search for a Russian man last seen walking into the sea after a fight with his girlfriend in Phuket. “We saw four people – two men and two women – walking on the beach. They all looked drunk,” said eyewitness Apirat Chanpradab. “They sat down, then after about 30 minutes one of the…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket blood-moon surf sees German drowned, Patong tourists saved

    Phuket blood-moon surf sees German drowned, Patong tourists saved

    PHUKET: A German tourist managed to save his brother-in law from drowning at Nai Harn Beach yesterday, but could not save himself from the same fate. Lifeguards were unable to resuscitate Frank Retsch, 34, after pulling him from the surf. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Vachira Phuket Hospital. “Mr Retsch came to Phuket with his wife, sister and…

  • World NewsNearly 2,000 Europe-bound migrants have drowned this year – U.N.

    Nearly 2,000 Europe-bound migrants have drowned this year – U.N.

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Nearly 2,000 Europe-bound migrants have drowned this year – U.N. Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Nearly 2,000 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East have drowned in the Mediterranean this year, most of them in the past three months as they tried to reach Europe from…

  • Phuket NewsMan feared drowned near iconic Phuket cape, found safe, drunk

    Man feared drowned near iconic Phuket cape, found safe, drunk

    PHUKET: Fears that a second man within a week had slipped to his death from the rocks at Phuket’s iconic Promthep Cape were dispelled late last night after the man was found alive – and drunk – nearly three hours later. Teerawat Prasomsub, 25, was reported missing by his family, visiting Phuket from Ranong. “The family said that they went…

  • Phuket NewsGerman victim in Phuket ultralight crash believed drowned

    German victim in Phuket ultralight crash believed drowned

    PHUKET: Phuket Police believe the German man whose ultralight crashed on Wednesday (story here) drowned after his flying boat plunged into the sea. Chalong Police Investigator Patiwat Yodkwan named the crash victim as 64-year-old Georg Erwin Bach. “When police and rescue workers arrived at the scene, Mr Bach had already been brought ashore by staff at a nearby resort,” Maj…

  • Phuket NewsAutopsy results unclear about role of head wound in drowned Dutch tourist’s death

    Autopsy results unclear about role of head wound in drowned Dutch tourist’s death

    PHUKET: Bangkok autopsy results have confirmed that Dutch tourist Stephan Buczynski died from drowning, but were unable to determine the role the serious wound to his head played in the incident. Doctors at Patong Hospital were fairly certain Mr Buczynski, 26, had drowned, but police requested the autopsy because there was also a deep gash on the back of his…