Angler Drowns Freeing Snagged Hook in Phayao Reservoir
A 53-year-old angler drowned in Phayao's Huay Nong Thu reservoir after diving to free a snagged
A fishing hook snagged on an underwater branch led a 53-year-old man to dive in and attempt to free it, but he disappeared beneath the water in front of his friends. On November 3, 2026, Dok Kham Tai Police Station in Phayao received a report of a man drowning in the Huay Nong Thu reservoir in Moo 2, Huay Lan subdistrict, Dok Kham Tai district. Village heads Rungthiwa Kamla of Moo 2 and Thawatchai Chaiyachana of Moo 10, along with assistant village heads, municipal rescue workers, and disaster prevention and mitigation officials, hurried to search for the missing man. Village security volunteer Ngam Jitprasert eventually dived into the water and located the body inside the reservoir. The deceased was identified as 53-year-old Sombun. Preliminary questioning revealed that Sombun had gone fishing at the reservoir with friends when his hook became caught on a submerged branch. He removed his clothes and entered the water to free the hook, but shortly after submerging, he vanished before his friends' eyes. They quickly alerted the village heads and coordinated with authorities, but rescuers could not save him in time.
