Drowned Belgian tourist found on Phuket beach
published : 24 Jun 2024 at 15:14
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Achadthaya Chuenniran
A missing Belgian visitor was found dead on a beach on Monday, two days after he disappeared while swimming with his girlfriend.
Police said Luvovadio Deraut's body was washed up on Freedom beach in Muang district.
Deraut, 28, was swimming at the beach with his girlfriend on Saturday. He and two other tourists, both from Yemen, were reportedly dragged out to sea by the strong currents. Lifeguards on jet skis began a search for them, with help from divers and rescue workers.
The two Yemenis were saved on Saturday, but the searchers did not find Deraut.
Police said Deraut's family in Belgium had been informed and relatives were travelling to Phuket to collect his body.
Deraut was the fourth tourist to drown in just one week while swimming in Phuket province.
Lifeguards put up red flags at the beach to warn visitors of the danger of swimming in the current weather conditions.
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Vocabulary
- current: a strong movement of water in one direction - กระแสน้ำ
- drag: to pull something or someone along with difficulty - ลาก
- 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
- 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
- searcher (noun): a person who is trying to find something/somebody - ผู้คนคว้า
- washed up: when something in the water or sea arrived at a beach -
