Grandma swept 20km down river, survives unhurt
published : 7 Sep 2022 at 16:42
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Sunthon Pongpao
An 81-year-old woman who fell into the Chao Phraya River on Tuesday was found alive and safe four hours later and 20 kilometres downstream.
Grandma Ree, of from Ayutthaya, fell into the river around 3am on Tuesday. She was quickly swept away.
Around 7am a fish farmer saw her in the river holding onto a floating fish-raising basket, in Bang Pa-in district about 20km down river from her home.
The man pulled her safely to shore. She still had the blanket she had been holding when she fell in the river.
Grandma Ree was given a health check-up and then taken back home.
Local officials said she was very lucky. The river current was very strong and it was the middle of the night when she fell in. The 81-year-old had been floating in the river for four hours and travelled 20 kilometres, and was found in another district.
Her worried family and neighbours were delighted to hear she survived her ordeal.
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Vocabulary
- basket (noun): a container for holding or carrying things.Baskets are made of thin strips of material that bends and twists easily, for example plastic, wire or wicker - ตะกร้า, กระบุง, กระเช้า
- blanket: a thick cover made of wool or another material that you use to keep warm in bed - ผ้าห่ม
- current: a strong movement of water in one direction - กระแสน้ำ
- delighted: very happy or satisfied about something - ยินดีมาก,สุขใจ
- floating (adj): resting or moving slowly on the surface of a liquid and not sinking; lighter than air, and moving slowly through it - ลอยบนผิวน้ำหรือในอากาศ
- ordeal: an extremely unpleasant experience, especially one that lasts for a long time - ประสบการณ์ที่แสนสาหัส
- shore: the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, a lake or another large area of water - ชายฝั่ง
- swept (past form sweep): moved quickly through an area; moved with powerful force - เคลื่อนไปอย่างรวดเร็ว, พัดพาเอาไป
