2 Indians killed on board a Thail boat
The operator of a Thai tourist boat, which was swamped by a huge wave killing two Indians onboard, has been charged with reckless driving causing death, police said on Monday. (Photo: PTI/File)
Bangkok: The operator of a Thai tourist boat, which was swamped by a huge wave killing two Indians onboard, has been charged with reckless driving causing death, police said on Monday.
The tourists, Yash Agarwal, 27, from Hyderabad and Pankhuri Mittal, 26, from Chandigarh, rented the longtail boat to take them from Railay to Ao Nang in southern Thailand’s popular Krabi province known for its
pristine beaches on Sunday evening.
They drowned when the boat was lashed by a huge wave off the coast of Railay beach, east of Phuket. Both Agarwal, and Mittal reportedly did not have the life vests on at the time of the incident. Ekkapong Kinglek, 25, the boat operator, claimed though life vests were provided the two chose not to wear them.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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