Thai fisherman walks two days, then attempts cross-border swim home


BANGKOK (Bernama): A Thai fisherman stranded in Malaysia for days following the closure of border checkpoints braved himself and took to the sea to swim home.

However, the 45-year-old fisherman from Piman, Muang district in Satun, southern Thailand was found exhausted and drifting at sea close to the shore of Puyu sub-district in Satun on Monday (April 13).

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Thai Fisherman , Swim home , Border , Marine police

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