A 27-year-old Thai man swept into the sea while fishing at The Bluff on 90 Mile Beach last Saturday, and presumed drowned, was Thongmool Chanyut.
The Thai national and Kerikeri orchard worker had been in New Zealand for two years. He was among five Thais fishing from rocks when he was overcome by a wave.
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