Click a thumbnail to view more photographs Hole in Phuket Footpath Swallows Korean Couple's Boy PHUKET: A four-year-old Korean boy disappeared down a hole in a footpath as he walked through a dark area of Phuket last night.



Boonker Sealim, who works for tour group hotelbeds, saw the boy plunge two metres into Phuket's underworld of drains and rushed to help the boys's parents extract the youngster.



Diners at a popular dim sum restaurant opposite in Chalermprakeat Road - which runs between Vichitsongkran Road and Phraphuketkaew Road - also heard the commotion about 7.40pm.



The parents were relieved that the boy was not hurt and went straight back to their resort without seeking medical aid.



''The stretch of road is dark and there's not adequate street lighting,'' Khun Boonker said.



Proper footpaths are rare on Phuket and all people who have to walk around the island share the fear of suddenly standing on a loose concrete cover and falling into a drain.



Some people have waking nightmares. On Phuket, people have walking nightmares. Comments Comments have been disabled for this article.

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