A 75-year-old man, from Liverpool, is reported to have been dragged away by a rip tide as his girlfriend helplessly watched from the sand in Hua Hin, Thailand
A British pensioner has died after being swept out to sea in Thailand.
The 75-year-old man, from Liverpool, is understood to have been dragged away by a rip tide as his girlfriend helplessly watched from the sand in Hua Hin.
He was reportedly unable to swim back to shore and his body was found by a fisherman near a pier around 4.30pm local time on Wednesday.
Police Captain Prasong Jaturat said the man had lost his wife and he was living with his children. “His family is in England, and his wife has passed away, so he lives with his children,” he reportedly said.
“Since arriving, he had been swimming alone every morning at the same location. Conditions were usually calm.”
But he added that the waves had been strong on Wednesday and no one else was swimming. “He entered the water near the mouth of the bay, in a ferry channel used by vessels travelling to Chonburi,” he said.
“The area is particularly deep due to dredging for large boats. It is believed he may have been caught in a rip current and pulled under by the waves.”
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