Tragedy as Boy Drowns on Phi Phi Island Trip

Tragedy as boy drowns on Phi Phi Island trip

Tragedy as boy drowns on Phi Phi Island tripLegacyAn eight year old Chinese tourist tragically drowned while visiting Phi Phi Island with his father. Despite being unable to swim, he was allowed to enter the water without a life jacket. Emergency services responded but were unable to save him. Yesterday, August 23, at 8.39pm, the Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation rescue team was notified to collect the body of a foreign tourist from AA Pier in Chalon…

Chinese Boy, 8, Drowns While Swimming on Phi Phi Island

Picture courtesy of Khaosod of the body being transported. An eight-year-old Chinese tourist drowned while holidaying with his father at Phi Phi Island, Krabi, 23 August. The boy, identified as Xiao, had been visiting the island on a tour package with his father. After lunch at a bungalow resort near Ao Tonsai, the pair went to Arida Beach. At around 13.55, the father allowed his son to play in the sea, despite knowing that the boy could…

Tragedy, heartache and real pain off Phuket’s idyllic beaches as more die and the Blue Dragon threatens - Thai Examiner

Phuket’s beaches erupt in tragedy as four tourists die in a week. Strong monsoon currents, absent lifeguards and the venomous Blue Dragon sea slug heighten… Read More › The post Tragedy, heartache and real pain off Phuket’s idyllic beaches as more die and the Blue Dragon threatens appeared first on Thai Examiner.