Ranger drowns in cave looking for tourist’s dropped phone

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Ranger drowns in cave looking for tourist’s dropped phone

Described: 16 Apr 2025 at 11: 15

Rescuers involved in the search for ranger Paisan Wanphet in Tham Sao Hin cave, Lam Khlong Ngu National Park, Thong Pha Phum district, Kanchanaburi, on Tuesday. (Photo: Piyarach Chongcharoen)
On Tuesday, searchers from Kanchanaburi’s Tham Sao Hin grotto, Lam Khlong Ngu National Park, Thong Pha Phum area, took part in the hunt for rangers Paisan Wanphet. ( Photo: Piyarach Chongcharoen )

KANCHANABURI- On Tuesday evening, a park ranger in the Thong Pha Phum city attempted to get a visitor’s phone from a stream inside the Tham Sao Hin cave.

Paisan Wanphet, 43, volunteered to insert the rain-swollen Khlong Ngu flow on Tuesday to retrieve the traveler’s valuable possession, which was expected to arrive around 1pm. He quickly swung into the fast-moving channel before disappearing and being swept away.

Rescuers entered the stream, searching for the warrior and hoping to save him as another rangers led the party of 120 tourists out of the cave. On Tuesday night, they discovered his brain around 10o’clock. &nbsp,

The Lam Khlong Ngu National Park in Kanchanaburi province’s Tham Sao Hin ( stone pillar cave ) is a major draw. The tallest stone pillar in the world, which stands 62 meters high, is the highlight of its environ 500 meters of length.

Paisan Wanphet, a soon warrior, is

Paisan Wanphet, a soon warrior, is

The Tham Sao Hin limestone pillar ( file photo )

The Tham Sao Hin limestone pillar ( file photo )