Saran Sakornsin

"Lek" Saran Sakornsin was an actor and model of Thai-Chinese descent born in Nakhon Sawan. Lek's father died before he was born and his mother re-married, leaving him to live with his grandmother. So his grandmother was pretty much his only family member. Lek was considered to be one of the most famous teen idols of his time and was often paired up with Thun Tonawanig for magazine shoots to whom he bore a striking resemblance. On the morning of November 10, 1998, a boater found a body floating in Lad Prao Canal (aka San Saeb Canal) and reported it to the police. The police identified the corpse as Lek Saran Sakornsin. A day earlier, Lek was reported to have disappeared from his home after going over to his girlfriend's house to deliver her birthday present. Police sent divers to search for him, After over six hours, they still couldn't find him. It wasn't until the next morning that his body floated above water about 500 metres from where he was reported to have jumped. They believed he had been dead for at least 24 hours. He was only twenty-three years old.