Rescue workers search for the body of Sonthaya Chaibuakaew on Sunday after a boat capsized in the reservoir of Sirikit Dam. (Photo by Boonnam Kerdkaew)UTTARADIT: An employee of Uttatadit Hospital drowned after a long-tail boat capsized in the reservoir of Sirikit Dam in Tha Pla district on Saturday. On Saturday afternoon, Sonthaya and a number of friends were riding in a long-tail boat heading for a raft in the middle of the lake when the vessel capsized. Others in the boat were rescued, but Sonthaya drowned. The body was sent to Naresuan University Hospital for an autopsy.

Source: Bangkok Post October 08, 2017 09:56 UTC