13-Year-Old Boy Drowns After Fishing Boat Capsizes

On July 27, Deputy Superintendent Pholwat Thumsing of Nong Krap Police Station in Rayong received a report of a capsized boat with a missing child in a large pond at Moo 5, Nong Bua Subdistrict, Ban Khai District. Rescue teams were immediately dispatched to the scene. The pond is known to be extremely deep, reaching 4 to 5 meters in some areas. A rowing boat and fishing equipment were found floating in the water. A 13-year-old boy was rescued by a villager and pulled from the pond with water aspiration symptoms; he was rushed to the hospital. Another boy managed to swim safely to shore. After approximately 30 minutes of underwater search efforts, rescue teams located the body of a 13-year-old boy submerged in the water. The body was brought to shore and medical personnel were contacted for an autopsy. Investigation revealed that all three boys had set out together to fish in the middle of the pond. During the outing, the boat lost balance, capsized, and sank. The incident was compounded by the pond's significant depth and the fact that the boy who died was not a strong swimmer. The deceased boy's grandfather expressed heartfelt regret, stating he had warned his grandson many times not to fish at this particular pond due to safety concerns. Despite the family having no shortage of food at home, the boy's youthful restlessness prompted him to invite friends out fishing, resulting in this tragic accident. Police have sent the body for a detailed autopsy and are conducting an investigation in accordance with the law before returning the body to the family for religious funeral rites.