Woman found dead at Chalong Pier

CHALONG: A body found by local fishermen yesterday morning was of a Thai woman who apparently committed suicide by jumping into the sea at Chalong Pier, police say.

Lt Col Chana Suthimas of Chalong Police Station today told the Gazette that a group of fishermen alerted police after they found the body of a woman floating near fishing boats at Chalong Pier at dawn.

The woman was later identified as Sooksai Krairek, 45.

Col Chana was unable to confirm or deny reports in the local media that a fisherman had earlier witnessed a woman jump into the sea after walking along the pier.

A relative of K. Sooksai, who was a resident of Chalong, identified the body, he said.

The same relative was satisfied with a police evaluation that no foul play was involved in K. Sooksai’s death, although her death has yet to be ruled conclusively as a suicide, he added.

Col Chana declined to comment on why K. Sooksai would have jumped from the pier or whether any witnesses to the event had been questioned.