Actress still missing after falling off boat

Rescuers were continuing the search for TV actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong, who fell from a speedboat into the Chao Phraya River near Rama VII Bridge on Thursday night.

The 37-year-old was among six people on the speedboat, which was travelling from Krung Thon Bridge in Bangkok to Rama VII Bridge in Nonthaburi province.

She fell off the boat about 10pm near Pibul 1 pier in Muang district of Nonthaburi.

Search and rescue operations, including divers, began soon after. As of Friday evening she was still missing. 

Media reports said Tangmo was sitting on the back of the boat before she slipped into the river around 10.40pm. She was not wearing a life jacket.

Riverside residents said they heard people on the speedboat repeatedly screaming “Mo’s…