“We have clearly placed red flags in areas where the winds and waves are strong and we perceive that there is any level of danger to swimmers. Due to the strong winds, they were stuck in the current and could not make it back ashore. So, three of our team members quickly went to their rescue,” said Nai Harn chief lifeguard Jula Nontree. Last week, a Patong lifeguard rescued a Chinese tourist who nearly drowned after being washed away by strong waves in a red-flagged zone at Patong Beach. A few days before that, the bodies of two Chinese tourists were found two days after they went swimming in a red-flagged zone at Freedom Beach.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 26, 2017 10:30 UTC