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. Savings were found inside the automobile, now recognized as a missing 47 year previous man who disappeared almost a year and a half earlier.
Yesterday, reviews emerged about a startling discovery in the giant pond of Nong Ta Kai, in 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 in the large pond.
The pond, located reverse Sadao Subdistrict Administration Organization, is approximately a hundred and sixty metres lengthy, 80 metres extensive and 10 metres deep. Rescue workers, joined by Siam Ruamjai Pu-in Rescue of Buriram, were 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 no less than a year, reported KhaoSod.
The vehicle registration was checked on the Transport Office, where it was found to be registered to forty seven 12 months previous Pichest, who was reported lacking round a 12 months and 5 months ago, in March last 12 months at Chom Phra Police Station, Surin. Following preliminary checks by the proof group, it was found that the car was left in first gear.
Upon additional investigation into Pichest’s background, it emerged that he was a recurring fisherman, usually staying out in a single day and rarely returning residence. He was also fond of alcohol. However, the exact cause of dying is but to be established.
So how did this lost pickup truck all of a sudden reappear, breaking the surface of the pond? Blame the brutal drought many components of Thailand have experienced this 12 months. The current prolonged dry spell had left paddy fields parched. Locals who had fields adjoining to the pond brought around five to 6 water pumps to draw water for their paddy fields.
After about five days of operation, around 2pm yesterday, the water level receded enough to disclose the object resembling a pick-up truck. Upon nearer examination with a stick, it was confirmed to be a pickup truck within the pond. The authorities were alerted subsequently..