Tuesday, 3 November 2009

One Racer Drowns on Second Say of Water Festival


Written by DAP NEWS -- Tuesday, 03 November 2009

(Posted by CAAI News Media)

One boat racer drowned during the second day of the annual Water Festival near the Chaktomuk Hall when their boat sank.
The boat sank at around 4 pm on Monday. All the other racers escaped safely.

The dead man was identified only as Tea, 45, from Koh Soten in Kampong Chham. The sunken racing boat was identified as Meas Srey Pich (The Golden Lady Diamond).

The body was recovered downstream near Koh Pich island. This is the first fatality this year.

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