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Ranger drowns in cave looking for tourist's dropped phone

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)

A park ranger drowned while trying to retrieve a mobile phone a visitor dropped into a stream inside a cave in Kanchanaburi on Tuesday afternoon.

Tham Sao Hin and nearby Tham Nok Nang Aen cave have been temporarily closed to the public.

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