Policeman drowns after jumping into Bangkok canal to catch drug suspect

The body of Pol Senior Sgt Maj Sanlak Singsuphan, 45, was found at 7.30pm, about 20 minutes after he disappeared into the water at Klong Prawes Burirom in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district.
Sanlak and two other policemen were running after a drug suspect who fled from his house. The suspect jumped into the water to try to swim across the canal to escape and Sanlak went in after him.
The two other policemen tried to find a way to cross the 20-metre wide canal and wait for the suspect at the other side, but they saw their colleague disappear under the water and called for assistance.
Scuba divers found Sanlak's body after a 20 minute search.