The university has been ordered to launch a probe into the incident. The Facebook posts that started the story of a hazing incident had been taken down as of early Monday.
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 pondduring 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 hazingceremony as claimed in social media.
Mr Korchoke also denied the pond was for wastewater treatment. It was in fact dug tocollect rainwater for the college's training, he said, adding students have used itregularly over the years.