Father and young sons rescued after 16 hours stranded off Thai island

A French family was rescued after their jet ski capsized off the coast of Thailand's Koh Samui, leaving them stranded for over 16 hours. The father, 50, and his two sons, 5 and 7, rented the jet ski from a local operator on Koh Samui, a Thai resort island, around 5 p.m. local time Thursday. After the family failed to return at the set time, the operator informed local rescuers and authorities, local government official Amorn Chomchoey told AFP. The report spurred a frantic search for the three. The Bangkok Post reported that searchers used speedboats and more jet skis to comb the waters. Search efforts were suspended overnight, then resumed in the morning. The family was found around 10 a.m. local time on Friday. Footage of the rescue shared by the Koh Samui district office and the BBC showed the jet ski almost completely capsized, with only its triangular front section visible above the water. One of the boys was sitting on top of the jet ski while his father floated nearby, both of them wearing life jackets. One rescuer can be heard shouting, "Calm down" and "They survived," and later helped the boy onto another boat. Video shows rescuers providing the family with water. Chomchoe...