Drunk Paiboon’s botched boating knocked Tangmo into river: police

Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong fell from a speedboat and drowned after an inexperienced companion who’d been drinking took the wheel and lost control as he sped through the river, the authorities confirmed last night.

Confirming the version of events that has taken shape through a mix of disclosures and speculation, the police said Paiboon “Robert” Trikanjananun admitted that he was behind the wheel during their late night river cruise that ended with Tangmo disappearing into the water.

“We can confirm that when Tangmo fell, Robert was the operator,” Maj. Gen. Udorn Yomcharoen told reporters. “At some point the boat lurched, and she fell. If the speed was at eight knots like he said, that’s quite fast.”

That a propeller seriously injured her leg as she fell in was still being examined, the police said.

Paiboon reportedly admitted that…