A British woman killed when a
speedboat full of tourists capsized in Thailand was on honeymoon after her
dream wedding. Monica O'Connor, 28, from Manchester, married new husband Tim in
a ‘beautiful’ ceremony on May 7 - before leaving on what should have been the
holiday of a lifetime. But the idyllic celebration turned into a nightmare when
the couple’s speedboat was struck by a ‘big wave’ and capsized off the island
of Koh Samui on Thursday afternoon.
Both Thailand’s marine police and
the company that owned the speedboat have confirmed the names of those killed
and injured in the crash. Of the 33 passengers on board, there were eight
Britons, nine Germans, four Australians, four Romanians, six Chinese and two
from Thailand.
Mrs O’Connor has been confirmed
dead, while Briton Jason Parnell, 46 who was celebrating his first wedding
anniversary is still missing. While Mr Parnell became trapped under the boat,
his wife Puja, 31, managed to escape.
A German woman, named Kafo
Franeiska, 29, has also been confirmed dead by Thai authorities. A woman from
Hong Kong in her 30s is also missing, according to police. The boat was
travelling from Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park when it was struck by the wave
and capsized at 5pm local time.
Some of those on board were thrown
overboard and became trapped underneath it. Video and pictures captured the
desperate rescue operations by locals and Thai marine police who had to use a
hammer to smash through the hull to rescue the trapped victims.
Four tourists from the UK, Australia,
Germany and Romania were taken to hospital on the island for treatment. One has
a broken shoulder and another is being treated for a skull fracture.
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