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Vietnamese mother, child drown in Thailand beach

By Phan Anh  &nbspJuly 31, 2022 | 07:02 pm PT

Empty chairs are seen on a beach which is usually full of tourists, amid fear of coronavirus in Phuket, Thailand March 11, 2020. Photo by Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun


A Vietnamese woman and her teenage daughter drowned in Thailand after being swept away by strong waves while swimming in the sea on Sunday.

The victims, aged 52 and 16, from Hanoi, were visiting Phuket with their family for a business cum tourist trip, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Le Trung Kien, an official in charge of citizens’ protection at the Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok, said is coordinating with the victims’ family and local authorities to bring their bodies back home and complete other procedures.

Suporn Muangkhai, a police investigator, said the drowning was reported by local rescuers at around 7:15 a.m., the Bangkok Post reported.

The women had been swept…

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