Nong DJ was found weak but alive in hillside jungle several kilometres from his family’s home on Tuesday (Feb 9). He had somehow survived six days in the wild, alone. (See story here.)
“Nong DJ’s mother and grandfather told me that the boy usually played by himself at home because he is too young for school,” Gov Chamroen said.
“The family is lucky that he was found. He is in good care of doctors and nurses now and he will recovery soon.”
“However, police are carrying on their investigation into how the boy ended up in the forest so far from home, and parents must take this incident into mind and learn from it.
“Be careful and vigilant when taking care of a child or children,” Gov Chamroen said.
Hospital Director Dr Jessada Chungpaibulpatana explained to Gov Chamroen that Nong DJ was recovering well.
“When Nong DJ arrived at the hospital, he was very weak, had a fever, was dehydrated and had gastrointestinal bleeding. All over his body was marked by scrapes and insect bites, but we found no sign of assault,” Dr Jetsada said.
Nong DJ has been moved to the Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit, he added.
“He is now on a ventilator and being provided vitamins and nutrition via intravenous drip along with antibiotics to counter any blood infection.” Dr Jessada said.
“Today (Feb 10), his pulse back to normal and he no longer has seizures and gastrointestinal bleeding, but we will continue to monitor his condition closely at least for another 24-48 hours.”