This week marks the first anniversary of the most reported drowning accident in Thailand's modern history. A year (and a day) ago on the night of Feb 24, actress Nida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong died after falling off a speedboat in the Chao Phraya River.
According to police evidence, the late actress and five other people on the boat were intoxicated from drinking too much wine and champagne. The speedboat driver did not have a driving permit, nor any previous training. No one on the boat was wearing a safety jacket, according to viral images taken from the mobile phones of those on board.
