The Thaiger
Missing girl found safe in Bangkok after travelling alone for 16 days
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A teenage girl who had been missing for 16 days was found safe at a Bangkok restaurant on September 9 after travelling alone through several provinces before reaching the capital.
Key facts
- A teenage girl who had been missing for 16 days was found safe at a Bangkok restaurant on September 9 after travelling alone through several provinces before reaching the capital.
- The 17 year old was reported missing by her family on August 24 after leaving home and becoming unreachable
- Investigators then retraced possible destinations based on the rider’s memory, eventually reaching a restaurant in Bangkok’s Bueng Kum district on September 9, where they found the girl.
- Feeling sorry for her, the owner gave her money, somewhere to sleep, and a job paying 500 baht per day.
Summary
The 17 year old was reported missing by her family on August 24 after leaving home and becoming unreachable. Initial searches failed to uncover a clear lead on where she had gone.
Police later established that she had travelled through several provinces in eastern Thailand before making her way to Bangkok.