French Family Survives 16 Hours Adrift After Jet Ski Capsizes Off Koh Samui
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 15
French Family Survives 16 Hours Adrift After Jet Ski Capsizes Off Koh Samui
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 15
Summary
Rescuers found a French father, 50, and his two young sons at about 10:00 a.m. Friday after they drifted overnight for more than 16 hours off Thailand's Koh Samui.
Rough waves hit the rented jet ski near the end of a 45-minute outing, the father told authorities, stopping the engine and leaving the trio stranded at sea.
Speedboats and additional jet skis searched waters between Koh Samui and Koh Phangan after the craft was not returned on time, but the operation was suspended overnight before the family was located the next day.
All three were described as pale and exhausted after swallowing seawater, taken to hospital for checks and discharged soon after; officials said the family stayed in Thailand and continued their holiday.