Body of Thai actress who fell off speedboat found in Chao Phraya River
BANGKOK - The body of Thai actress Nida Patcharaveerapong was found floating in the Chao Phraya River on Saturday (Feb 26) afternoon. She was 37.
The Bangkok Post reported that she had fallen off a speedboat on Thursday night, during a pleasure cruise along the river. She had not been wearing a life jacket at the time.
A search followed her disappearance into the river, and her brother was the one to discover her body. It was located about one km from where she fell, near the Rama VII Bridge in Nonthaburi province, northwest of Bangkok.
Local police are still conducting investigations into her death. They have said the driver of the speedboat did not have a valid licence.
The five others who were on the boat at the time of the fall - including Patcharaveerapong's personal manager - all reported to local police for questioning.
The actress's mother, Panida Sirayutthayothin, has suggested that her daughter's death may not have been accidental.
"Someone might not have been pleased Tangmo was there," she said, using Patcharaveerapong's nickname among fans.
Patcharaveerapong had made her last post on Instagram - where she has 1.5 million followers - shortly before her fall on Thursday.
"The sun (is) set to rise again," she wrote in the caption of the post, which featured shots of her enjoying a sandy beach in Phuket.
Patcharaveerapong was active in Thailand's entertainment industry for almost20 years and started out as a model who appeared in beauty pageants. She appeared in the 2019 television drama The Fallen Leaf.
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