Prapaiwut Cheunyuan, Phuket life guard consultant, told The Phuket News, “We hadn't used the tower at Kata Noi tower for a while because the base of the tower was broken, so we couldn't store any of the equipment there.
“In patong last week, one of the safety surfboards was lost because there was no lock for the tower. We want to avoid anything like that from happening, so we hope to be able to store equipment in the new tower and keep it safe.”
OrBorTor chief Paiboon Upatising confirmed, “We have approved the plan for a new lifeguard tower to be built at Kata Noi. Construction plans will commence sometime this year.”