Treechada Petcharat crowned Miss International Queen 2004

Treechada Petcharat (seated center) from Thailand was crowned Miss International Queen 2004 at the glamorous international event held last week at Tiffany’s in Pattaya. Arisha Rani from India and Ma Cristina Dandan finished first and second runners-up. 

The tragic death of a 19-year-old boy who fell into a construction hole filled with water on Jomtien Beach and drowned prompted his grieving father to demand answers from authorities as to why no warning signs were posted. The father wants authorities to hold the contractor responsible for his son’s death.

The tragic event occurred on October 30, while young Nattakorn Sridear, from Bangkok, was walking along a strip of sand in front of Jomtien Beach Resort. As he innocently strolled on the public beach, he fell into a 6 meter deep hole where contractors were laying sewage pipe along the beachfront. The hole was filled with water and Nattakorn could not swim. His screaming brought tourists and residents running to help, but they were too late. His father, Supachai, knelt over his dead son and wept.