The parents drowned Ping at Khlong Khlung, Kamphaeng Phet Province, disappearing in front of their 3 children after helping the drowning child survive.

But both parents drowned and died, with the body of the mother rescued and found.

As for the father's corpse, he found it, but slipped away and disappeared again.

Kamnan warned that this is the period where weirs are broken and there is a deep water trough.

At 5:00 p.m. on March 31, 2023, Lt. Lt. Worachet Kanharueang, deputy investigative inspector at Khlong Khlung Police Station, Kamphaeng Phet Province, was informed that there were many drowning cases.

therefore went out to inspect along with rescue volunteers Sawang Kamphaeng Phet

Tha Makhuea Point - Khlong Khlung Point

At the area of ​​the Wang Yang overflow weir, Village No. 1, Mae Lat Subdistrict, Khlong Khlung District, Province

Kamphaeng Phet, witnesses said that there was

A family of 5 people, parents and 3 children traveled to play in the sand on the sandy beach behind the dam. Later, 2 of 3 children, an 11-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy, drowned before their eyes.

The father and mother with a 16-year-old son jumped in to help.

But all of them could not stand the strong and deep currents.

Blown in different directions, where his 16-year-old son swam to shore first.

with a group of people who come to fish in the area

Shout to the rest of the children to try to float to the nearest shore.

along with successfully helping all the children

As for the father and mother, they were swept away by the tide before the eyes of all 3 children, all of whom played in the water, with footprints and plastic fragments filled with jelly on the sandy beach.

Later, Mae Lad Subdistrict Administrative Organization's Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Officers helped search and rescue together.

found the body of the mother floating next to the fishing line

50 meters away from the scene of the accident, so the body was taken on a boat to shore at the sandy beach.

and brought up on land for children

They cried after seeing their mother's corpse.

While more than 20 divers officers brought underwater search equipment and on the surface for more than 5 hours until 10:30 p.m., the father's body was found floating more than 500 meters away, but the current was strong.

And at a depth of more than 10 meters, the body of the father was blown away from the diving team and disappeared into the darkness again.

Authorities have decided to halt the search because the turbulent and deep currents have hindered the search for the night.

and will continue the search the next day.

For this tragic event, all 3 children were orphaned by their parents at the same time.

which is considered unfortunate for family life, including relatives, who are still unable to cope with this incident

Mr. Phisit Arrowaw, 37, one of the fishermen who came to help.

Said that they saw children playing in the water and drowned in a deep and rapid area.

Father and mother therefore went down to help.

but unable to swim to shore

As for the children floating along the water, they are about to sink.

They then shouted to try to float their necks in order to swim ashore.

It appears that a child floats on his neck and successfully pulls him ashore.

As for another child who fell from his mother's hand, he went to help another person.



Mr. Chusak Kaewphokha, 42, Mae Lat sub-district chief, revealed that this area was during the lack of weirs, causing a deep water trough.

which normally no one comes to play in the water

The said point will be shallow water and have a channel.

Which would like to warn the general public not to swim in this area because there are dangerous deep channels.

While Mr. Veera Namai, 57 years old, a relative of the deceased said that they all went to cut wood.

Then stop for a swim at the sandy beach, probably because of the hot weather and the children.

Begging parents to play in the water

until the tragedy occurred