Boat passenger falls into Saen Saep canal, drowns

Passenger on canal boat dies after jumping from to pier too soon. Body found over 4 hours later.

BOAT SAFETY

Boat passenger falls into Saen Saep canal, drowns

10/11/2016
Online Reporters

A passenger drowned after falling from a commuter boat along Khlong Saen Saep while jumping to a pier in Watthana district on Thursday morning.

The man tried to jump from the commuter boat onto the Nanachat pier which is located behind Saint Dominic School at Soi Sukhumvit 15 around 6.10am.

BOAT WAITED FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER HE DISAPPEARED

The passenger jumped to the pier before the boat was properly moored.

The driver stopped the boat and waited near the pier for 10 minutes, but there was no sign of the missing man emerging from the canal.

This is according to Chawalit Methayaprapart, manager of Family Transport Co, which operates boats on the canal.

(Photo by FM91@fm91 trafficpro twitter)

FINALLY FOUND BODY FOUR OVER FOUR HOURS LATER

Divers found his body about 10.30am, 100 metres from the pier where he fell.

The dead man was identified as Theerapong Silalit, 50.

He had sustained injuries to his neck and shoulder during the fall.

This is according to the Amarin radio centre, run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

A diver surfaces while searching Saen Saep canal for the missing passenger on Thursday morning. (Photo by FM91@fm91 trafficpro twitter)

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