Unidentified body found off Phuket beach

PHUKET: Lifeguards stationed at the Karon Rescue Center, on Phuket’s west coast, recovered an unidentified body near Yanui Beach this afternoon.

“The body was discovered a few kilometers offshore,” Kata-Karon chief lifeguard Uten Singsom told the Phuket Gazette.

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The remains had deteriorated extensively due to exposure in the sea, Mr Uten explained.

“From the remains, our lifeguards believe it was the body of a man,” he said.

“The Karon Police have been notified and are investigating.”

The body was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital.

— Chutharat Plerin

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