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Pier mishap, abuser caught on clip, bag thief’s remorse

Koranat Phuthong was rescued from under the pier.

Good fortune knocks twice

A Chai Nat man struggling to repay a 1-million-baht debt is grumbling he would rather be dead after being rescued after a near-drowning in the Chao Phraya River.

Koranat Phuthong, 31, started drinking to ease his troubles early on July 24. His life has been in turmoil since a Bangkok doctor accidentally sent to his account 1 million baht in late 2020.

Fatefully, Mr Koranat decided to spend it rather than track down its rightful owner, and now the doctor wants it back.

He went for a walk to a nearby pier close to Wat Pa Chao Phraya in Ban Kluay of Muang district and apparently fell in.

Police and rescue workers were called after a trader saw…

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