Subscribe ad-free

Aussie woman missing, feared drowned off Phuket

Legacy Phuket GazetteTuesday, July 5, 2011Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2011

189 Less than a minute

Aussie woman missing, feared drowned off Phuket

PHUKET: Rescue workers are searching for an Australian tourist reported missing at Karon Beach yesterday.

Jennifer Laidley (initially named by police as “Jennifer May”), 44, was staying with a friend at the Phuket Orchid Resort at the south end of Karon Beach.

The friend reported Ms Laidley missing after she lost sight of her at about 6pm.

Karon Municipality rescue workers and volunteers from other agencies launched an immediate search and rescue mission, but were unable to locate the missing woman.

They called the search off at 10pm.

The search resumed this morning, but so far without success.

— Atchaa Khamlo

Latest Thailand News

Thai woman finds 12 million baht in plastic box at condo rubbish area

Thai woman finds 12 million baht in plastic box at condo rubbish area

Thailand rejects ICJ jurisdiction in land dispute with Cambodia

Thailand rejects ICJ jurisdiction in land dispute with Cambodia

4 suspects questioned after murder of gay Thai man in Surin

4 suspects questioned after murder of gay Thai man in Surin

Phuket marine life in crisis as biologists save species

Phuket marine life in crisis as biologists save species

Thai woman left to raise daughters and repay debt after husband comes out

Thai woman left to raise daughters and repay debt after husband comes out

Car flips on Pattaya highway; driver, passengers escape injuries

Car flips on Pattaya highway; driver, passengers escape injuries

Smuggler killed in Chiang Mai clash, 200k meth pills seized

Chiang Mai News

Smuggler killed in Chiang Mai clash, 200k meth pills seized

Thailand secures 12 Saab Gripen jets in 60 billion baht deal

Thailand secures 12 Saab Gripen jets in 60 billion baht deal

Loan officer arrested for embezzling nearly 700,000 baht from client

Loan officer arrested for embezzling nearly 700,000 baht from client

Thailand’s spiritual tourism surge: A new journey beyond the usual

Thailand’s spiritual tourism surge: A new journey beyond the usual

Chiang Mai Univeristy students scammed of millions in single day

Chiang Mai News

Chiang Mai Univeristy students scammed of millions in single day

Tensions rise: Thai-Cambodian border dispute intensifies

Tensions rise: Thai-Cambodian border dispute intensifies

Thai man found dead in hammock after suspected accidental strangulation

Thai man found dead in hammock after suspected accidental strangulation

Phuket tackles plastic pollution for World Environment Day

Phuket tackles plastic pollution for World Environment Day

Wall collapse horror: Pattaya construction mishap injures workers

Wall collapse horror: Pattaya construction mishap injures workers

Thai schoolboy uses AI to create nude images of female classmates

Thai schoolboy uses AI to create nude images of female classmates

Taiwanese trio busted at Thai airport for smuggling scam phones

Taiwanese trio busted at Thai airport for smuggling scam phones

Fraudster mobbed in Pattaya after attempting iPhone scam

Fraudster mobbed in Pattaya after attempting iPhone scam

British man flees after crashing sedan into house in Udon Thani

British man flees after crashing sedan into house in Udon Thani

Phuket school flouts rules as education office struggles for action

Phuket school flouts rules as education office struggles for action

Former lecturer found dead in Bangkok temple suicide

Former lecturer found dead in Bangkok temple suicide

International School Golf Tour 2024/25 season closes with a flourish

International School Golf Tour 2024/25 season closes with a flourish

Thailand urged to cut interest rates amid economic challenges

Thailand urged to cut interest rates amid economic challenges

Thai security guard found dead with e-cigarette and drug paraphernalia

Thai security guard found dead with e-cigarette and drug paraphernalia

Terror in Chalong: Landlady’s plea after year of harassment

Terror in Chalong: Landlady’s plea after year of harassment

Legacy Phuket GazetteTuesday, July 5, 2011Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2011

189 Less than a minute

Follow The Thaiger on Google News:

Follow on Google News

Click to comment

0 0 votes

Article Rating

Subscribe

0 Comments

Oldest

Newest Most Voted

Inline Feedbacks

View all comments

0 0 votes

Article Rating

Subscribe

0 Comments

Oldest

Newest Most Voted

Inline Feedbacks

View all comments

Legacy Phuket Gazette

Archiving articles from the Phuket Gazette circa 1998 - 2017. View the Phuket Gazette online archive and Digital Gazette PDF Prints.

0

Would love your thoughts, please comment.x

()