Body of Thai crewman found floating near Phuket
Police yesterday launched an investigation after the body of a 31 year old Thai crewman was discovered floating near Ao Por, Pa Khlok.
The man, identified as Thanyawit Thahanthai, was last seen the night before, staying overnight on the tour boat where he worked—but by morning, he had vanished.
Locals spotted the body offshore around midday, yesterday, January 29, and quickly alerted the police. Police, alongside forensic experts from Vachira Phuket Hospital, arrived at the scene to recover the deceased.
According to initial reports, Thanyawit had been on board with the boat captain and a mechanic the previous night. The crew shared dinner before retiring separately. The next morning, as the captain prepared to clean the boat, he noticed Thanyawit was missing. Before he could raise the alarm, police received a report that a body had been found nearby.
Police confirmed that Thanyawit’s body was found face down, unclothed, and showed no visible signs of injury or struggle. His relatives from Trang province have been informed and are travelling to Phuket.
A preliminary forensic examination found no signs of foul play but the Thai police are not ruling anything out. The body has been sent to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a detailed post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death, reported The Phuket News.
In similar news, the heartbroken family of a British man is desperately seeking the truth after his body washed ashore a Phuket beach.
The body of the Brit was discovered on Saturday, January 5, floating in the sea off a Thai beach. The 28 year old South London man’s body was discovered naked and face down merely hours after he was seen dashing out of a bar after a meeting with an unknown man turned heated.
In other news, the body of a foreign man was found floating in the sea near Jomtien Beach, Pattaya on the afternoon of January 16.
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