An eleven year old boy tragically drowned while playing with friends in a local pond in Nong Hin village, Mueang, Khon Kaen. The group of four were rowing a plastic boat when it suddenly capsized, leading to the fatal child drowning incident. The three other children managed to escape unharmed.
The victim, a Year 5 student from Ban Nong Hin School, was identified only as “A” for privacy reasons. The child drowning tragedy unfolded when the boys decided to row out in a plastic boat, resulting in the boat sinking. While the other children were able to swim to safety, “A” disappeared under the water.
Khon Kaen’s highway rescue officials and the underwater operations team from the Khon Kaen Samakkhi Foundation worked tirelessly together to search for the boy’s body. During the six-hour search, the child’s 28 year old mother, Wilai Huay Yai,…
