A woman who jumped from a bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya was found alive after being carried 2 kilometres downstream. She was rescued by locals and taken to hospital.
Police in Ayutthaya received a report about a woman who had left her pickup truck running on a bridge over the Chao Phraya River before jumping into the water. The incident took place on a bridge on Highway 356, bypassing Ayutthaya, in the Ban Run subdistrict of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district.
The woman, identified as 34 year old Kamonros Chaola, was initially seen by a good Samaritan, 37 year old Kwannarate Plieansaat, who noticed her sitting on the edge of the bridge. Kwannarate described how he saw the woman, dressed in pink, sitting with her legs dangling over the side.
Sensing something was wrong, he stopped his car and approached her, trying to ask if she was alright. Despite his attempt to grab her waist and pull her back, he only managed to catch her hand before she jumped into the river and disappeared into the darkness.
Police and rescue workers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation and Putthaisawan Foundation were alerted and quickly arrived at the scene with boats and searchlights to assist in the search. They found her black Toyota pickup truck, registration number 3ฒต-4327, parked with the engine running and doors unlocked.
Inside the vehicle, they discovered a locked mobile phone and vehicle registration documents bearing Kamonros’s name. She resided in a housing estate in Khlong Suan Phlu, close to the scene of the incident.
Video footage
CCTV footage from a nearby riverside restaurant, Krua Rungjang, confirmed the events. The video showed the pickup truck arriving on the bridge at 10.30pm, and moments later, a woman was seen sitting on the edge. By 10.43pm, she had jumped into the river, causing a splash.
Despite the strong currents, rescue teams searched the river but initially could not locate her. Meanwhile, police continued their investigation to gather more information and contact her relatives. Kamonros’s family came forward around 12.20am the next day, reporting that she had been found safe but was still in shock and soaked.
According to her relatives, Kamonros had floated downstream and was eventually found by locals near a riverside community close to Wat Prodsat in Khon Luang subdistrict, Bang Pa-In district, roughly 2 kilometres from the bridge.
The locals helped her and contacted her family. The family also revealed that Kamonros lived with her 17 year old daughter and had been experiencing personal issues and stress, which led her to drive to the bridge and jump. Fortunately, she survived and was taken to Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Hospital for further care, reported KhaoSod.
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