Teen Drowns After Getting Exhausted Swimming in Chonburi
A 16-year-old student drowned at Bang Phra Fish Bridge in Si Racha, Chonburi after becoming exhausted while swimming; divers recovered his body from the seafloor more than an hour after he went under.
On August 7, rescue workers from Sawang Prathip Foundation in Si Racha responded to a report of a missing swimmer at Bang Phra Fish Bridge in Bang Phra Subdistrict, Si Racha District, Chonburi Province. Four students had jumped into the water near the bridge's center when a wave swept one of them away. As his friends called for help, he sank before their eyes. Divers took approximately 20 minutes to locate the body of the 16-year-old student, identified as Mr. A (pseudonym), lying on the seafloor in a bluish complexion. He had been underwater for more than an hour. Witness Siriphorn revealed that a student had run off the bridge shouting that his friend was drowning and unable to swim back to shore. Locals immediately called rescue and police, and several people rushed to help, but the boy was no longer visible when they arrived. Investigators determined that four students had gone swimming together, with three managing to reach shore safely. The fourth student became exhausted while attempting to swim to shore and went under. His friend jumped in to help but also ran out of strength and had to swim back to shore. The victim then sank out of sight. He had attempted to dive under the bridge to reach a boat on the opposite side, which likely caused him to exhaust himself. Additionally, waves may have pushed him from the shallow water into deeper areas.
