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October 10, 2025

LIFEGUARDS: PHUKET'S FIRST AND LAST DEFENCE AGAINST TOURIST DROWNINGS

- Natnaree Likidwatanasakun reporter1@classactmedia.co.th

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At least 14 foreign tourists have drowned at Phuket beaches so far this year — yet neither the Phuket office of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MoTS) nor the Phuket branch of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) accepts responsibility for publicly reporting the incidents, leaving lifeguards on the sand as the first, last and only line of defense.

Ratchadaporn O-in, Director of the Phuket branch of the Ministry of Tourism & Sports, told

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