Today, American authorities will finally begin the retrieval of a car that fell into a US river and contains the bodies of two university students from Thailand. Their car fell over a cliff and landed on rocks in the middle of the rushing river over a month ago, but the river has been too high and efforts to remove the car were deemed too dangerous until the water receded.
The students, Pakkapol “Golf” Chairattanasongporn, 28, and Thiwadee “Min” Saengsuriyarit, 24, died in the accident on July 26 as they were on their way to visit a California national park called Kings Canyon in a rental car.
The retrieval is scheduled to begin at 6am Friday in California, which will be Friday at 8pm in Thailand, reported Bangkok Post.
The California authorities have no timeframe for how long the effort might take. Some of the victims’ family members will be there today as will Buddhist monks, who will perform rites at the families’ request.
After removal, the bodies will undergo post-mortem identification and then cremation at Pimarn Mortuary in Los Angeles.
