Korchoke Chantawarangul, acting deputy rector of KU's Si Racha campus in Chon Buri, said Sunday the 19-year-old male first-year student swam in the campus pond during a physical training session which was part of a study course at the university's International Maritime College. The incident did not take place during a hazing ceremony as claimed in social media.
The incident was "reported" in social media alleging the freshman was told by senior students to dip into a two-metre-deep wastewater treatment pond as part of hazing activities the same day.