Brit falls into reservoir, search underway
published : 12 Feb 2024 at 06:16
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Supapong Chaolan
Rescue workers were searching for a British man, 24, who reportedly fell from a kayak into the reservoir of Rajjaprabha Dam in Surat Thani on Sunday morning.
Police said he fell into the water at about 9am while kayaking in the reservoir about 50-60 kilometres from the crest of the dam also known as Cheow Lan.
The accident happened at a spot where the water was about 50 metres deep.
Four scuba divers were trying to find him.
A local park director said the Briton and a friend stayed overnight at the Kraisorn Raft House. They took rented kayaks out early Sunday morning, but the friend later returned and told local officials that the missing Briton had fallen into the water about 500 metres from the raft house.
The spot was the deepest part of the reservoir, and divers lost visibility a few metres deep.
The park director said the tourist was not wearing a life vest.
Vocabulary
- crest: the top part of something, especially a hill or wave - ยอดคลื่น ยอดเขา
- dam: a wall built across a river to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to create a lake or to help to produce electric power - เขื่อน
- kayak: to travel using a kayak, a light canoe in which the part where you sit is covered over - เดินทางด้วยเรือแคนูขนาดเล็ก
- life vest (noun): a jacket without sleeves, that can be filled with air, designed to help you float if you fall in water - เสื้อชูชีพ
- reservoir: a natural or artificial lake where water is stored - อ่างเก็บน้ำ
- scuba diver (noun): a swimmer who swims underwater using special breathing equipment consisting of a container of air which you carry on your back and a tube through which you breathe the air. - นักดำน้ำแบบสกูบา
- underway: happening - กำลังเกิดขึ้น
- visibility: how clearly objects can be seen, or how far you can see clearly, usually because of the weather conditions - ทัศนวิสัย
