Korean and diving instructor drown in Phuket
published : 20 Oct 2019 at 22:34
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Achadthaya Chuenniran
PHUKET: A South Korean man and a Thai diving instructor who came to his rescue drowned while diving off Koh Racha Yai in Phuket on Saturday.
The incident occurred near Ao Lah on the island in tambon Rawai of Muang district.
Police found no traces of a struggle on the bodies of the two men.
According to a police investigation, Sunghyun Cho, 37, and 39 others boarded the dive boat Chok Somboon to view coral reefs off Koh Racha Yai on Saturday morning.
The tourist was scuba diving with Pongsathorn Madnui, 34, an instructor with Island Tour Wander Co, who was diving along his side at the time.
While diving, the South Korean man experienced a shock and part of his air tank came loose. Mr Pongsathon rushed to help him, but both men collapsed while getting to the surface. They were pulled onto the boat, which took them to shore at Chalong pier before they were sent to Chalong Hospital. Doctors tried unsuccessfully to save their lives.
Police plan to investigate further and coordinate with the South Korean embassy to inform relatives about the death of the visitor.
Vocabulary
- collapse: to suddenly fall down and become very ill or unconscious - หมดสติ ล้มลง
- coordinate: to organise the different parts of a job or plan so that the people involved work together effectively - ประสานงานกัน
- coral reef: an area of coral, the top of which can sometimes be seen just above the sea - แนวปะการัง
- instructor (noun): teacher, trainer, educator - ครูผู้สอน, อาจารย์, ครู, ผู้สอน
- scuba diver (noun): a swimmer who swims underwater using special breathing equipment consisting of a container of air which you carry on your back and a tube through which you breathe the air. - นักดำน้ำแบบสกูบา
- shock: a strong feeling of surprise as a result of something happening, especially something unpleasant; the event that causes this feeling - ช็อค, ความสะดุ้ง, อาการช็อค
- struggle: a difficult fight or an attempt to defeat someone - การต่อสู้เพื่อความอยู่รอด
- surface: the outside or top layer of something - ผิวหน้า, ผิวภายนอก, ด้านนอก
- tank (noun): an object shaped like a wide tube; a metal container for gas or liquid - กระบอก
- Keywords
- diving
- diving instructor
- air tank
- dive boat
