Missing Elderly Woman Found Dead in Canal After 8-Hour Search
A 75-year-old woman who went missing from her home in Chachoengsao province was found dead in an irrigation canal eight hours later. Police believe she suffered a dizzy spell due to her diabetes and high cholesterol and fell into the waterway while walking along a rice field ridge. The family does not suspect foul play.
A 75-year-old woman went missing from her home for eight hours before being found dead in an irrigation canal beside a rice field in Bang Khanak, Bang Nam Priao district, Chachoengsao province. At 3:30 p.m. on November 12, Bang Khanak police received a report of a body found in a canal in Moo 5, Bang Khanak tambon. Officers discovered the body of 75-year-old Mrs. Chomoi lying face down at the canal's edge; she had been dead for six to seven hours. Relatives said she left the house around 7:30 a.m. and disappeared; after searching unsuccessfully, they alerted police. Police, family, and villagers searched the ridges and canals until locating her body. Police initially suspect she walked along the ridge, suffered a dizzy spell, and fell into the canal; she had a history of diabetes and high cholesterol. Lt. Somyos Chanleut, an investigator with Bang Khanak police, inspected the scene and proceeded with legal formalities. The family does not suspect foul play.
