Overview
- Rescuers found the 50-year-old father and his two young sons around 10 a.m. on Friday after the family's jet ski capsized and they spent more than 16 hours drifting in the Gulf of Thailand.
- Search teams used speedboats and other jet skis to comb waters off Koh Samui, suspended the hunt overnight, and resumed in the morning before locating the trio.
- All three were treated for exhaustion and ingestion of seawater at a local hospital, discharged the same day, and remained in Thailand to continue their holiday.
- Investigators are examining why the craft flipped after about 15 minutes of use, with the father saying rough waves and an engine stoppage caused the problem and the rental operator saying the family may have gone beyond the agreed area.
- Official footage from the Koh Samui district office shows the capsized jet ski and the family wearing life jackets and has sharpened calls for clearer rental boundaries, sturdier equipment checks, and stricter safety briefings for tourists.