Krabi hero receives royal decoration :Brave man with great heart!!

 

 

Chat Ubonchinda lies face-down in the mud to help a
 Norwegian man pull himself to safety on Oct 16, 2015.
(Photo from Theerasak Saksritawee/
www.facebook.com/popumon)

The Krabi fisherman who became an inspiration to millions for
 helping two foreign tourists trapped in river mud says he is
 deeply touched by a royal decoration awarded by
His Majesty the King.

Chat Udomchinda said on Saturday that he was immensely
 grateful to the King who granted him the royal decoration
of the Direkkhunabhorn medal for his Good Samaritan act.

He said he could not hold back his tears after learning that his
 name was among those of 5,184 people listed in the
 Royal Gazette on Thursday to receive royal decorations on
the occasion of His Majesty's 88th birthday, which fell on Dec 5.

"I hope all people in Krabi do good things. They don't need to
do what I did. Just do it with no desire for reward and what you
 do will eventually be returned to you," he said after receiving
 a T-shirt for the "Bike for Dad" event at the municipal office in
 Muang district of Krabi.

 The 44-year-old fisherman has been praised by people from all

corners of the country and beyond for the good deed he performed

on Oct 16. He was out fishing that day on the Krabi River when
 he saw Norwegian tourist Arild Hagen and his Chinese wife
Guo Yaxiang sinking into thick river mud near the Chao Fa dam.

The couple had been taking pictures of birds and mangrove life

 before they became trapped.

 A video taken by a passerby showed Mr Chat taking the couple's

camera and tripod to higher ground and then making several

 attempts to pull them free before he hit on a solution.

He lay down in the mud and let the pair put their weight on him

so they could lift their legs free. He then walked back to his boat

once the tourists were safe. The clip has been viewed 1.7 million

times since it was posted on Oct 16.

Mr Chat also received the Pride of Thailand award from Tourism

 and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul on Oct 20

 in honour of his selfless act.

 

Chat Ubonchinda arrived at Government House on Oct 20

 to receive the Pride of Thailand award.

 (Photo by Thanarak Khunton)

News,General,Bangkok Posts,December 5,2015.

 

For Mr Chat Ubonchinda to help people in troble is brave man

 with great heart for me.

He deserve royal decoration  of the Direkkhunabhorn  medal

for his Good Samaritan act from His Majesty’s the King

 88 th birthday.

 

I know feel divine grace in the world more today.

 

Sincerely Yours.