American goes missing at sea off Phuket

An American went missing while surfing in the sea off Nai Harn beach in Phuket on Monday. Life guards posted to Nai Harn Beach responded quickly to a call for help from the Thai wife of the American and managed to pull their three-year-old from the sea.

The woman told emergency workers that she felt currents pulling her away from the shoreline and immediately went ashore.She said that her husband, who was surf-boarding not far from the beach, was being pulled further out to the sea and shouted for help.Emergency workers searched for the American until nightfall, but failed to find him. The search was expected to resume today.