By Tim Binnall
A mysterious drowning in a Thai village has many residents wondering if the puzzling incident could have been the work of supernatural forces. According to a local media report, the odd incident occurred earlier this week in the community of Nong Boo, where a man identified as Dech vanished into the waters of a swamp while collecting lotus pods. His horrified wife, Khlom Faeng, saw her husband sink into the murky abyss and quickly alerted authorities who set about searching for the missing man. Over the course of the next 14 hours, a whopping 40 people combed the swamp looking for Dech, but he was nowhere to be found until his body was recovered shortly after midnight precisely where he had originally sunk into the water.
The timing of the discovery sent chills throughout the community as Dech happened to have disappeared on the Buhddist holy day of Wan Phra. The fact that his remains were found just after midnight in the very spot of his disappearance led many to conclude that some kind of supernatural force caused his death and subsequently hid his body from the search party until the holy day had concluded. As for why Dech perished in such a mystical manner, the consensus within the community is that he was struck down by something sinister "due to his good deeds." While authorities have dismissed the proverbial supernatural hypothesis, the man's friends and family remain steadfast that the eerie event was the result of something truly extraordinary.