Missing Man's Body Found in Maeklong River After Two Days
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On October 27, 2026, Police Lieutenant Paiwal Sriphana, an investigator at Mueang Samut Songkhram Police Station, was notified of a male body floating in the sea near the Fai Sun Pier, Moo 1, Bang Ka Khaeng Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Songkhram Province. He inspected the scene with rescue workers from the Sawang Benjatham Samut Songkhram Foundation. The body of a man, later identified as 63-year-old Sawang, was recovered from the water. He had been reported missing by his relatives to Mueang Samut Songkhram Police Station earlier.
The first discoverer, Samphon, said he was diving for shrimp near the coast around 1:30 PM when he spotted the body drifting with the current. He immediately contacted the foundation and police. Preliminary investigation revealed that Sawang had fallen from a boat at the Maeklong River pier in Bang Ka Khaeng around 8:30 PM on October 25 before disappearing. His relatives had filed a missing person report until his body was found floating this afternoon.
Later, the deceased's nephew arrived to confirm the body was his missing uncle, causing great grief to the family. Police have proceeded with standard procedures to establish the facts and determine the exact cause of death.
