Siamese Stories
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issue 2 73 7 March 2014
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cha am, THAILAND A picnic on the beach to celebrate graduating turned into a seaside nightmare for a group of nearly three hundred Thai students on Monday. Three girls died of drowning in the incident - one female student died at the scene while two others died as they were taken to hospital. A fourth was put in intensive care, along with five others who were taken to Hua Hin Hospital. The victims were all from Siam Dhurakit Technolocal College, police confirmed. The students were said to be preparing for a party in the evening, while 11 of them decided to go swimming in the sea, but encountered particularly strong waves. The alert went out at around 2.50pm on Monday 3rd March and the nine affected students dragged out of the sea by police and other helpers. The students were at the Naresuan Camp between Cha Am and Hua Hin for their celebrations. The bodies of the deceased have now been transferred to Bangkok for religious ceremonies and have been identified by the police as Ms. Ponnapa Boonchanta, Ms. Jirapon Namueangsap, and Ms. Monsicha Jaisuk, all believed to be just 18 years old. Students who survived the ordeal were also preparing to return to the capital as well. Our thoughts are with the families, friends and witnesses of this horrible accident, and hopefully this tragedy will make more people aware of the dangers the sea can present, as well as encouraging more to learn how to swim and how to handle situations like this. The sea can overwhelm even the most powerful swimmers but they are less likely to panic when in these type of incidents. Our thanks go to Jim Kelly for informing us of this news.
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