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Chiang Mai health worker found dead in irrigation canal after overnight disappearance

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CHIANG MAI — 31 October 2026, A 25-year-old health worker who disappeared overnight after leaving home to buy food was found dead in an irrigation canal in Fang district, Chiang Mai, on Saturday afternoon. Her motorcycle was also found in the canal.

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The woman, identified as Niraphon, nicknamed Mind, worked at the Nong Yao health centre in Fang district. She had been reported missing on 30 October after failing to return home from a nearby food shop.

Her 49-year-old father, Sayan, said Mind had ridden her motorcycle to buy food at a shop near their home before disappearing. CCTV footage showed her leaving the Pa Ae Hang Mu shop on her motorcycle, but investigators found no footage showing her reaching the main road.

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