Girls missing as river ferry sinks
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Two schoolchildren were missing and one was injured when their boat sank on the Chao Phraya River in Pathum Thani's Sam Khok district yesterday afternoon.
Five students from Sam Khok School – one boy and four girls – were on a motorboat crossing the river to the Wat Samakkheeyaram Pier when torrents poured in, causing the boat to sink. The students and ferryman had to swim.
While the boy and one other girl were rescued by passers-by, another girl, Duangkamol Nilchoke, 14, was unconscious and rushed to Pathum Thani Hospital. Two other girls – Maleewan Khotsanthia, 14, and a student identified only as Waraporn – were missing.
The ferryman, Amnat Wikakanont, 37, fled the scene. The children were heading for Sam Khok Market.
