Human skeletal remains found along Ratchaburi canal road
Police in Ratchaburi province are investigating the discovery of human skeletal remains along a canal road, believed to belong to an individual who may have died unnoticed and whose body was later disturbed by animals. The remains were found yesterday near Wat Baan Mai I Chang in Bang Phae district.
Police Lieutenant Santi Nuchuay of Bang Phae Police Station received a report about human skeletal remains scattered along the roadside near Wat Baan Mai I Chang in Village No. 3, Wang Yen subdistrict. He coordinated with medical professionals and proceeded to the scene with Police Colonel Sommat Chantarat, head of Bang Phae Police Station, along with investigators and rescue workers from Sawang Ratchaburi.
At the scene, the police encountered a grim sight. The skeletal remains were spread across the ground by the embankment. Rescue workers searching the canal discovered additional bone fragments, including a skull.
These were collected and sent for further examination. The remains are believed to have been there for several months. Nearby, an old, dilapidated shelter was found, containing clothing, personal items, and a medication bag bearing a patient’s name, reported KhaoSod.
Further investigation revealed that the name on the medication bag matched an individual who had left their home in Damnoen Saduak district over 10 years ago. Police suspect that the person may have fainted and fallen into the water, dying without anyone noticing. Monitor lizards likely gnawed on the body and dragged parts of it out of the canal.
In related news, human skeletal remains, including a pelvis and upper leg bones, were discovered washed ashore in Phuket, prompting an investigation. The remains, likely those of a male, are estimated to have been deceased for over eight weeks. Local officials also found documents in a pair of trousers nearby.
Police Lieutenant Natthee Pichitchai Nithimeth, Deputy Inspector of Wichit Police Station in Phuket, received a report from the Wichit Municipality radio centre about skeletal remains resembling human bones being washed up on the shore.
