Teen Lured into Ambush, Drowns Fleeing into Canal
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A 19-year-old man was lured by a friend's girlfriend who claimed she could not get home, then ambushed and attacked by a group of youths. He fled to escape but fell into a canal and drowned.
At 02:55 on November 1, 2026, rescue teams from Don Chimphli and Bang Nam Priao stations found the body of a man near the Darul Muttaqin Mosque (Khlong 17, Don Klang) in Moo 6, Don Chimphli subdistrict, Bang Nam Priao district, Chachoengsao province. He had drowned, and his body was discovered submerged on the opposite bank after a search lasting more than three and a half hours.
The incident originated on October 30 when Don Chimphli police received a report of a youth being assaulted and going missing in the water near the same mosque. The missing person was identified as Mr. Thanachok, nicknamed "Pleum," aged 19. Preliminary information indicates the victim was asked to meet in the Moo 6 area before a group of youths ambushed, kicked, and beat him, forcing him to flee for his life. He fell into Khlong 17 and attempted to swim to the other side but did not make it before disappearing.
After the family learned of the incident, they searched for him and alerted the Don Chimphli and Bang Nam Priao rescue units, which mobilized boats and divers to search through the darkness amid grieving relatives and villagers waiting on the bank.
An on-duty doctor from Bang Nam Priao Hospital, along with forensic officers from Chachoengsao province, examined the body and found no wounds from weapons. The body was then handed to rescuers for a detailed autopsy at Maha Sarakham University Hospital in Ongkharak district, Nakhon Nayok province.
The victim's 59-year-old grandmother reported that before the incident, her grandson had been contacted by a young woman claiming to be the girlfriend of a man named "Bel." She said she could not get home and asked him to pick her up at the incident location, but when he arrived, a group of youths attacked him.
However, the exact motive and the group of perpetrators remain under investigation as police gather witness statements and evidence to pursue the case.
