Boat accident near Bangkok kills one Indonesian

"The captain tried to take the boat to the shore but the water leaked into the boat too quick, so it capsized before the boat reached the shore," he said.

Somchai said that the bodies of a Indonesian man and a Thai man and woman had been found, while dozens were injured in the accident on Sunday afternoon.

Many of the wounded were thought to be foreign academics who were studying erosion on coastal rivers and canals, he said, but added that he could not confirm their nationalities.