Pattaya heartbreak: Six year old drowns in pond while playing

A heart-wrenching tragedy unfolded near Pattaya yesterday when a six-year-old boy drowned in a water retention pond while playing with friends. At precisely 3.06pm, yesterday, October 6, Huay Yai police received a harrowing call about a child drowning at the large pond, sparking a swift response from local officials and a volunteer rescue team, who raced to the scene accompanied by reporters.

Upon arrival, they were met by the boy’s distraught parents, Cambodian nationals 36 year old Daow Chuan and 40 year old Miek Pok. The couple was overcome with grief, fervently praying for their son’s safety as rescue efforts began. The pond, ominously over 10 metres deep, posed a dire threat.

Rescue divers quickly entered the murky waters, launching an intense search. After more than half an hour of frantic searching, they sadly located the boy’s lifeless body submerged at the bottom. With heavy hearts, officials retrieved the body and brought it to shore, where the parents were left utterly devastated.

Friends of the family revealed that the boy had sneaked out to play with three companions while his mother was busy cooking at home. In a tragic twist of fate, the child slipped and fell into the pond, prompting his friends to desperately seek help from nearby passersby.

One local security guard, who witnessed the commotion, recounted seeing the children running frantically before hearing that one had fallen into the water. He rushed over and caught sight of the boy struggling before he disappeared beneath the surface.

The boy’s body was later transported to Bang Lamung Hospital for preservation ahead of the family’s religious rites. This tragic incident has left the local community reeling, underscoring the critical need for heightened awareness of the dangers posed by unsupervised play around water bodies.

In related news, tragedy struck when a first-year secondary school student from a well-known private school in Nakhon Ratchasima drowned during a field trip to Rayong. The young girl, known for her talents in music and art, was the only daughter of her family.

A Facebook page, เจ๊มอย V+, initially posted the heart-wrenching news.