A man presumed to be a Korean tourist went missing after being swept into a drain swollen by heavy rain in Pattaya, Thailand, and it was confirmed that his two companions left immediately after the accident and did not undergo police investigation.
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Pattaya, Thailand, is a famous resort city, and recent heavy rains have caused flooding of roads and drainage ditches.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) A man believed to be a Korean tourist went missing in Pattaya, a famous resort city in Thailand, after being swept away by a drainage ditch swollen by heavy rain.
Reuters and local media outlet The Pattaya News reported that one of three Korean men who were walking on a flooded road in Nongprhu, eastern Pattaya, Chonburi Province, was swept away by a drainage ditch around 5 a.m. on the 24th (local time) and went missing.
It was discovered that they were traveling to their accommodation by car in southern Pattaya when the road was closed due to flooding and they got out of the car and walked away when they suffered an accident.
CCTV footage from the scene showed two men walking ahead with their arms around each other's shoulders, and another man following behind with an umbrella.
The moment they passed near a drainage ditch where water had risen to the point where it was difficult to distinguish from the road, two men slipped into the waterway.
The man dressed in black managed to be rescued with the help of a 17-year-old resident nearby, but the man dressed in white went missing after being swept away by the strong current. The other person who followed escaped the fire by holding on to the railing.
Immediately after the accident, about 50 rescue workers and divers were deployed to search a 3km section including drains and underground drains, but could not find the missing person. The search was temporarily suspended due to continued rain, and authorities plan to resume work as soon as the weather improves.
Meanwhile, it was confirmed that the two companions who were at the scene left immediately after the accident and did not undergo police investigation.
Police searched a house about 1km away from the scene and confirmed that three Korean men had been staying there since the 12th. Two sets of wet clothes similar to those worn by the companions in the CCTV footage were also reportedly found inside the house.
Local police are cooperating with immigration authorities and tourist police to track the whereabouts of the two companions, while also focusing on determining the exact identity of the missing person.
Produced by: Jeon Seok-woo, Ku Hye-won
Video: Reuters
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Search operations will resume when the weather improves.
Likely · Within days
The whereabouts of the two companions will be traced.
Very likely · Within days

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