A two-year-old boy identified as Chawanakon Hancharoenpanna has drowned in a villa swimming pool while his 26-year-old model mother reportedly partied with friends at a photoshoot on Valentine’s day.
Metro UK reports that his mum, Wiyada Pontawee, fondly called ‘Soda’ and her husband had taken their son to a villa in the city of Pattaya – where she and her husband attended a party that doubled as a photoshoot on Valentine’s Day.
The boy’s dad, Pongrit, was said to have been photographing Wiyada when the tragedy struck around 10 pm.
He said: ‘I was working, then I heard a sound from the water and saw my boy in the pool. He was choking – so I jumped in to help him but it was too late.’
The parents called an ambulance and paramedics gave Chawanakon CPR but he could not be revived.
Throughout the whole ordeal, Chawanakon’s parents ‘were weeping and crying’, the medical team said.
Chawanakon was rushed to hospital but doctors could not save him either and he was pronounced dead.
He was just two days away from his third birthday.
His mum, Wiyada said: “I’m heartbroken. I don’t want to live anymore. I am praying to bring my son back to life.”
The local rescue service said: ‘The medical team provided the best assistance but were unable to save the child’s life.”
