Honeymooner, rescuer both drown at Phuket beach
published : 15 Jul 2022 at 11:10
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Achadthaya Chuenniran
Two tourists drowned in the turbulent sea off Phuket on Thursday evening - a British honeymooner and a Thai man who tried to save him.
Ali Mian, 34, had arrived in Thailand with his new wife on July 9.
The man who died trying to save him was Surasit Ponglaohaphan, 55. He was staying at the same hotel with his wife and son.
Police said the tragedy happened at Kata Noi beach about 5pm on Thursday, shortly after lifeguards had warned tourists not to swim there because of the strong waves. Red flags were also erected along the 850-metre beach, warning against swimming in the strong monsoon sea.
Mian went swimming anyway and got into difficulties first. Surasit, who was swimming nearby, tried to help him. Instead, both men drowned in the strong current.
Lifeguards pulled them both ashore and they were rushed to hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Five other tourists were safely rescued from the sea off Patong and Kata beaches on Thursday.
Vocabulary
- current: a strong movement of water in one direction - กระแสน้ำ
- drown: to sink under water and die - จมน้ำ
- flag (noun): a piece of cloth with a special coloured design on it that may be the symbol of a particular country or organization, or may have a particular meaning. A flag can be attached to a pole or held in the hand - ธง
- honeymoon: the beginning of a marriage or a period of time when everything is pleasant - ช่วงแรกเริ่ม / ต้น (ก่อนมีปัญหา)
- lifeguard (noun): a person who is employed at a beach or a swimming pool to rescue people who are in danger in the water - ผู้ดูแลความปลอดภัยในการทำกิจกรรมนันทนาการทางน้ำ และช่วบชีวิตคนตกน้ำ
- pronounced dead: officially confirmed to have died -
- rescue: to save a person or animal from a dangerous or unpleasant situation - ช่วยชีวิต
- tragedy: a very sad event that causes people to suffer or die - โศกนาฏกรรม
