Russian girl on a speedboat dies in Phuket, Thailand

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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A Russian girl lost her life while nine others were injured when a speedboat struck rocks off the coast of Phuket on Sunday afternoon. 

The driver’s and assistant’s drug test results, however, have not yet been revealed.

On Monday, the media was informed by Phuket’s deputy chief of health that boat driver Natthawut Wongwilai, 41, had an amphetamine-classified substance found in his system after a preliminary examination.

Results of a drug test conducted on the speedboat assistant are still pending.

Around 3:20 p.m. on Sunday, the boat carrying seven Russian tourists returning from the Phi Phi islands struck rocks close to Koh Mai Thon island at a high speed. At the time, neither the waves nor the weather presented any threat to boats.

Seven other Russian tourists were hurt in the crash, three of whom have already been released from hospitals….