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Boy, 5, saved from 'double' suicide

BANGKOK - A five-year-old boy was saved from drowning after his mother committed suicide by jumping into a canal - telling the child to jump too, police said.

Bang Yi Rua police received reports that a boy was rescued from being drowned in Bang Yai canal.

A government employee, an environmental inspection officer working at Khlong Bang Yai, saw the incident and jumped into the canal to save them, but he could only help the boy.

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  • johnbegood

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    Discussion 1 : 22 Nov 2012 at 19.461

    What a tragic story.
    It shows what can happen when depression takes control.
    So many people suffer from this beast, but don't always seek enough help.
    Most won't admit to the problem.

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