Villagers in Buriram irrigating their paddy fields have been shocked when they got here across the tail end of a pickup truck submerged in a large pond. Skeletal human stays had been found contained in the vehicle, now identified as a lacking 47 12 months previous man who disappeared nearly a year and a half earlier.
Yesterday, stories emerged a couple of startling discovery in the giant pond of Nong Ta Kai, within the Sadao district of Nangrong, Buriram. Lieutenant Anan Seesen, Deputy Inspector of Nangrong Police Station, was knowledgeable by locals that a pickup truck was submerged within the massive pond.
The pond, situated opposite Sadao Subdistrict Administration Organization, is roughly 160 metres lengthy, 80 metres wide and 10 metres deep. Rescue staff, joined by Siam Ruamjai Pu-in Rescue of Buriram, had been sent to retrieve the submerged car.
A white Mitsubishi single-cab pickup bearing a Surin license plate was dredged from the pond, stuffed with mud. The driver’s seat contained nothing but a skeleton, attached to the seat belt, estimated to have been there for at least a yr, reported KhaoSod.
The car registration was checked on the Transport Office, where it was discovered to be registered to forty seven 12 months previous Pichest, who was reported missing around a 12 months and 5 months in the past, in March final year at Chom Phra Police Station, Surin. Following initial checks by the proof staff, it was found that the vehicle was left in first gear.
Upon Refund into Pichest’s background, it emerged that he was a recurring fisherman, often staying out in a single day and infrequently returning residence. He was also keen on alcohol. However, the precise reason for dying is yet to be established.
So how did this misplaced pickup truck suddenly reappear, breaking the floor of the pond? Blame the brutal drought many elements of Thailand have skilled this 12 months. The current prolonged dry spell had left paddy fields parched. Locals who had fields adjoining to the pond brought round 5 to six water pumps to draw water for their paddy fields..