Missing Thai woman found dead off Phuket’s coast

A Thai woman reported missing from Sai Kaew Beach on Phuket’s northwestern coast was found dead in the water at Tha Chatchai late yesterday afternoon.

Jiraporn Onkhajorn raised the alarm to Tha Chatchai Police about her sister-in-law, Jiraporn Sararat, who had gone missing earlier in the day. Jiraporn discovered her sister-in-law’s blue Honda Scoopy motorbike, along with a pair of shoes and a helmet, abandoned on Sai Kaew Beach around 1pm, yesterday, October 1.

By 5.40pm, police received reports of a body floating in the water several kilometres away near Wat Tha ChatChai, situated beside the Srisoonthorn Bridge, which connects to the island.

Rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation retrieved the body. The deceased, a Thai woman approximately 50 years old, was wearing an orange-cream shirt and black long pants. Initial examinations revealed no immediate signs of struggle.

Jiraporn arrived at the scene and confirmed the body was indeed her missing sister-in-law. Police then transported the body to Thalang Hospital for further examination to determine the cause of death, reported The Phuket News.

Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

In related news, a foreign woman’s body was discovered floating in the waters off Freedom Beach on May 1. Karon police received word of the grim find around 2.45pm.

A subsequent recovery mission was swiftly assembled, with Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers utilising a rubber dinghy to retrieve the body and transport it ashore near Nong Harn Lake in Karon.

The deceased is thought to be a foreign woman aged between 25 and 30 years old. Her dark skin, short black curly hair, and towering height of approximately 180 centimetres were reported. Notably, she was found wearing a seashell necklace and a shell bracelet on her right wrist but lacked any other clothing.

Upon examination, the police found no visible injuries or signs that the woman had been in a struggle. However, for further investigation, her body was transported to Vachira Phuket Hospital.