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Foreign tourists praised for rescuing Thai family after car plunges into Chiang Mai moat

Two foreign tourists were hailed as heroes this weekend after they dived into the moat in Chiang Mai to rescue three people who were trapped inside a car. The incident happened at Manee Nopparat Road and is believed to have occurred when the woman driving the white Toyota Vios mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of the brake which sent the vehicle plunging into the moat. Inside the car, they were a husband and wife and their son.

Witnessing the incident were the two foreign tourists whose identities have not been reported. Faced with an agonizing race against time to save the trio, the foreign man and woman jumped into the water and rescued them from the sinking vehicle.

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