Tuesday October 15, 2024
New York Post —
The cat’s cradle was a tight rail hub.
Rescuers had the ultimate catch-and-release experience after saving a monster Mekong River catfish that became trapped inside a flooded train station in Thailand.
“It was one of the biggest I have seen,” Boonsong Tangrid told Viral Press of the dramatic rescue, which occurred in Chiang Mai on October 6.
The Northern Thai city had been pummeled by floods caused when the Ping River overflowed its banks due to heavy seasonal rainfall, killing three and forcing dozens of people to move to shelters.
Volunteers from Uttaradit Songkroh Foundation were en route to evacuating stranded residents from submerged homes when they spotted the “massive catfish” stuck outside a ticket booth at the Saraphi Railway Station, per Tangrid.