Striking the lottery is a battle won — but it’s not over till it’s over.
One woman living in northeastern Thailand learnt that the hard way when she was nearly unable to claim her prize, no thanks to a gust of wind which swept the ticket away.
According to Thai media Sanook, the 54-year-old punter was on her way to claim her lottery winnings of 4,000 baht (S$147) when she accidentally dropped the two tickets which landed on the ground.
Both tickets were then blown into a nearby sewer measuring approximately two metres deep. One of the two lottery tickets was the winning slip.
Noticing the woman’s distress, a police officer approached her and asked what had happened. Other local officials were then called in to help the punter retrieve the tickets.
A clip of the rescue operation circulating online showed a crane lowering an official into the manhole. He successfully retrieves the lottery tickets, which are handed to the woman, before he is hoisted out.
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