2 missing Maniq men presumed dead in a cave in southern province

Authorities believe the two Maniq men who went missing a week ago died in a mountainous cave in the Kong Ra district in the southern province of Pattalung.

People from the Maniq ethnic group, also known as Sakai, asked local forest rangers and a rescue team to search for the two men, Tong and Waeng Rakkongra, who went missing a week ago. They said they went up a nearby mountain to look for forest products and food but did not return.

Family and community members’ initial search unearthed nothing.

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