Nakhon Ratchasima, In Korat, a 68-year-old uncle went down to collect morning glory in an irrigation canal. She was swept away and died. A 76-year-old grandmother picked up a lotus leaf in a pond and was about to sink. Her 21-year-old grandson jumped in to help, but both died.
Nakhon Ratchasima Province, an incident occurred where elderly people were gathering vegetables at water sources. Before falling into the waterfall, Tha Tha drowned and died in 2 incidents in 2 districts, totaling 3 people died. The first incident was in Phimai district, a 68 year old uncle went out to collect morning glory. Before drowning and disappearing inside the irrigation canal, Ban Non Klang, Village No. 21, Krachon Subdistrict, Phimai District, Hook 31 Rescue Diving Team searched but did not find the body. They found only the deceased's three-wheeled motorcycle with sidecar parked on the roadside. Nearby, morning glory was found that the deceased had picked up and placed next to the canal. It took two nights to search but the body was not found because the water at the scene of the accident was more than 2 meters deep and the current was flowing rapidly. Until yesterday evening (Oct. 14), a dead body was found floating in the irrigation canal. Two kilometers from the drowning spot, they helped bring the body to shore. Amidst the sorrow of children and relatives
The deceased's daughter, age 53, said that her father liked to go collect morning glory along irrigation canals, sell them at the market, and offer them to monks until it was dark and she did not see the deceased return home. Found it again as a corpse floating in the water. It is believed that he fell into the canal where the current was turbulent and drowned.
Another incident in Seng Sang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, a 76 year old grandmother went down to collect vegetables in a 2 meter deep pond before drowning. Several men, aged 21 years, tried to help. But both drowned and died. The incident occurred at a pond in the middle of a rice field, Ban Nong Khae - Nong Tum, Sukpaiboon Subdistrict. The deceased were Mrs. Samniang, 76 years old, and Mr. Natthaphon, 21 years old. Before the incident, the grandmother had her grandson take her to collect lotus flowers in the pond. to be used for cooking The grandmother entered a 2 meter deep pool and was drowning and exhausted. His grandson saw what was happening and jumped in to help. But the bottom of the pond was thick mud. and was wrapped around the body with a lotus cord So he couldn't support his body. They both drowned and died.
Source: Thai News Agency