Former Thai soldier found dead in canal after eerie premonition

A flashing light provided an eerie premonition for a wife worried about her husband, a former special forces soldier who went fishing overnight. His body was eventually found floating in a canal near his motorcycle.

At 11am yesterday, October 24, Deputy Inspector Danai Dech Kannarick received a report from 64 year old Bua Ban, who had discovered her husband’s Honda motorcycle abandoned by the irrigation canal road between Bridges 9 and 10 in Village 6, Pa Tan subdistrict, Mueang Lopburi district.

Her husband, 69 year old Janil, had left home the previous evening and had not returned. Suspecting he had gone fishing and met a tragic end, police were notified.

Upon receiving the report, police coordinated with the Poh Teck Tung Foundation rescue team to investigate the scene. Bua Ban, along with her children, grandchildren, and other relatives, were present by the canal bank. They found a pair of red flip-flops and a fertiliser bag near the sluice gate.

A fishing net was entangled with water plants, and when pulled up, it revealed a torn foot net. The sluice gate had been opened to release water into the branch canal, leading to the suspicion that Janil had been sucked into a 10-metre-long pipe under the road.

Rescue personnel initially searched by diving and walking along the branch canal. Roughly 15 minutes later and about 300 metres from the initial site, they discovered Janil’s body floating face-down with his head bobbing in the water.

The body was retrieved and examined, showing no signs of injury or foul play. It is estimated that Janil had been dead for at least 15 to 16 hours.

Bua Ban recounted that her husband, a former paratrooper from Lopburi, had left home around 5pm the previous day, riding his motorcycle alone. He then disappeared and did not return. The couple’s cat also went missing.

Additionally, the house’s electricity flickered on and off throughout the night, giving her an uneasy feeling, as if sensing something ominous. This prompted her and her family to search for Janil all night.

Despite their efforts, they found no trace of him until dawn, when they reported his disappearance to Lopburi Police Station. On their way back home, they discovered his motorcycle but no sign of Janil, confirming Bua Ban’s unsettling premonition, reported KhaoSod.

The body has been sent to the forensic institute to determine the exact cause of death.