Body of Taiwanese tourist drowned in Surat Thai reservoir recovered

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SURAT THANI, May 11 – The body of a Taiwan airlines pilot was recovered from the reservoir of a dam in this southern province after the tourist boat he was in capsized on Thursday.

The body of the 47 year-old pilot was found after a six-hour search. The boat hit a submerged log and capsized Thursday afternoon.

A Thai national, Adipong Wichienkaew, 24, also a passenger on the boat, was injured and sent to hospital.

The Taiwanese pilot travelled with five friends including Taiwanese, Singaporean and Thai nationals on a sight-seeing boat trip at the Ratchaprapa Dam.