A volunteer standing on a paddleboard makes his way down a creek to collect rubbish near Pattaya beach at Chonburi, Thailand May 12, 2020. Picture taken on May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
BANGKOK (Reuters) - It has been months since Thailand's former national windsurfer and environmentalist Amara Wichithong last paddled her stand-up board and collected trash from a creek connecting the residential area where she lives to the sea.
The 57-year old runs a windsurfing shop in the famed seaside resort town of Pattaya and, with a passion for protecting the environment, has become somewhat of a local green hero.
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