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  • Phuket NewsBody of Phuket drowning victim Joshua Shane recovered, identified | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:40, 14 June 2012
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    Body of Phuket drowning victim Joshua Shane recovered, identified

    PHUKET: The body of Phuket drowning victim Joshua Shane was recovered from the pounding surf at Patong Beach this afternoon and has been positively identified. The body was discovered at 2:40pm in the water off Loma Park, not far from where the 21-year-old American student went missing in heavy surf on Tuesday night. Rescue workers from the Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation…

  • Phuket NewsBody reported recovered in Phuket search for Joshua Shane
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:52, 14 June 2012
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    Body reported recovered in Phuket search for Joshua Shane

    PHUKET: Phuket Marine Police have yet to officially confirm whether a human body reported washed ashore at Kalim Beach this morning is that of missing American student Joshua Shane, who disappeared while swimming in Patong on Tuesday night. Lt Jeerayuth Onthong of the Phuket Marine Police, who headed the search mission, told the Gazette he was notified of the discovery…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Crime: Mutilated body found on Nai Yang Beach
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:39, 04 June 2012
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    Phuket Crime: Mutilated body found on Nai Yang Beach

    PHUKET: Police in Phuket are trying to identify a mutilated body that washed ashore at Nai Yang Beach yesterday morning as the first step in a murder investigation. Tah Chat Chai police were notified of the discovery in Sakoo Village 1 at about 11am. Arriving at the scene with Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation workers, Lt Col Prakob Boonkwan and fellow officers…

  • Phuket NewsGrieving mother arrives to collect body of Phuket Games athlete son
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 19:10, 01 June 2012
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    Grieving mother arrives to collect body of Phuket Games athlete son

    PHUKET: The mother of Phuket Games athlete Sutthipong Laphutama, 18, who died in a motorcycle accident in Rawai yesterday, arrived in Phuket to collect her son’s body this morning. Mr Sutthipong died after the motorbike he was operating crashed into a brick wall. Also on the bike was 13-year-old Attapong Noikhamsingha, who is still recovering in hospital. “I can’t believe…

  • Phuket NewsBody lotion bust uncovers Phuket motorbike, drug gang
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:29, 09 March 2012
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    Body lotion bust uncovers Phuket motorbike, drug gang

    PHUKET: Two shoplifters apprehended at a Phuket 7-Eleven store were later found to be involved in the theft of seven motorbikes and were dealers of ya ice (crystal methamphetamine), police announced yesterday. Staff at the 7-Eleven store near Phuket International Airport informed police that a man and woman were caught on the store’s CCTV system stealing items from the shop.…

  • Phuket NewsBREAKING NEWS: Phuket Beach body thought to be Mark Robson’s
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:20, 12 February 2012
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    BREAKING NEWS: Phuket Beach body thought to be Mark Robson’s

    PHUKET: A body found strangled in Phuket late last month is almost certainly that of missing English teacher Mark Robson, who was reported missing by his parents recently. The break in the case came yesterday when Phuket Tourist Police Foreign Volunteers Group Leader Frank Tomenson provided the media an updated photo of Mark sent to him by Keith Robson, Mark’s…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Police appeal to public over unidentified body
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:59, 30 January 2012
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    Phuket Police appeal to public over unidentified body

    PHUKET: Chalong Police today appealed to the public for any information that may help identify the body of a man found near Phuket’s iconic Phromthep Cape earlier this month. Chalong Police Duty Officer Boonlert Onklang this afternoon told the Phuket Gazette that the public appeal for help follows the autopsy report received by the police on Friday. The body was…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Police recover human body off Coral Island
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 20:10, 27 January 2012
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    Phuket Police recover human body off Coral Island

    PHUKET: Chalong Police are trying to identify the badly decomposed body of a man discovered offshore at a popular Phuket dive site this afternoon. The police were informed of the discovery at about 4:30pm, duty officer Atthawat Suwanarat told the Phuket Gazette. The crew of a fishing boat discovered the body floating face down about 20 meters offshore from Koh…

  • Phuket NewsTraining tips for the Phuket Triathlon – fuel for your body
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:36, 08 November 2011
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    Training tips for the Phuket Triathlon – fuel for your body

    PHUKET: Completing a successful triathlon is not just about swimming, biking and running. You need to fuel your body with the right energy sources and ensure you are properly hydrated. Use the days before the race to load up on fuel. Carbohydrates deliver the most energy. Make a shift in your diet toward this kind of food. Good sources of…

  • Phuket NewsBody of foreign man found floating off Phuket | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:02, 06 November 2011
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    Body of foreign man found floating off Phuket

    PHUKET: A Thai fishing boat this morning found the body of a caucasian man floating in the waters between Racha Yai Island and Coral Island, to the south of Phuket. Samnieng Srisan of the Phuket Tourist Rescue Center at Chalong Pier told the Phuket Gazette that the squid fishing boat Sor Naja made the discovery at about 10:15am. “The body…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Police to send body of fallen tourist to Bangkok
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:25, 10 October 2011
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    Phuket Police to send body of fallen tourist to Bangkok

    PHUKET: Police will send the body of an Australian tourist to Bangkok for forensic examination in order to rule out any foul play in his fatal fall from a Phuket balcony over the weekend. Friends of the late Dean McKeon were questioned by Patong Police today about the events leading up to the discovery of his body in the car…

  • Phuket NewsBody of missing Aussie tourist found
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:53, 07 July 2011
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    Body of missing Aussie tourist found

    PHUKET: A Phuket lifeguard this morning found the body of missing Australian tourist Jennifer Laidley. Uten Singsom, head of the Phuket Lifeguard Club contingent assigned to patrol Karon beach, said the discovery was made by fellow lifeguard Phachoke Jamjareonjan at about 8:15am today. The body, recovered about one kilometer offshore from Nong Harn Lagoon at the north end of the…

  • Phuket NewsBody of Phuket artist found floating off Phromthep Cape
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:48, 12 May 2011
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    Body of Phuket artist found floating off Phromthep Cape

    PHUKET: Delayed nearly five hours by large waves and blustery winds, rescue workers finally recovered the body of a well-known local artist from Laem Phromthep yesterday evening. The corpse of Chalad Thongdee, 54, was spotted near a rocky crop off Phuket’s iconic tourist attraction at about 12:45pm. Mr Chalad, who lived in Phuket Town, had been missing since Saturday night.…

  • Thailand NewsMentally ill man guards mother’s body for a week | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:16, 03 May 2011
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    Mentally ill man guards mother’s body for a week

    A MENTALLY ill man in Bangkok spent five days crouched over his mother’s dead body in a Bangkok apartment before the foul smell alerted the landlady. Walisa Amnuaypon, 58, said she knocked on the door but received no response. When she opened the room with her spare key she was shocked to find Somchai Saeju, 59, sitting next to the…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Poll: Is everybody happy?
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:25, 08 April 2011
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    Phuket Poll: Is everybody happy?

    PHUKET: The results of a recent Abac Poll indicated that people living in Phuket report themselves as the “least happy” among residents of all 77 Thai provinces. Rather than delve into the accuracy of the polling methods or dwell on what they mean, the Phuket Gazette in our latest poll asks our readers directly: On a scale of 1 –…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket YouTube girl “not dead’, but another woman’s body found
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 19:00, 04 April 2011
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    Phuket YouTube girl “not dead’, but another woman’s body found

    PHUKET: Phuket authorities have dismissed as inaccurate a video clip posted on You Tube today showing a woman lying beside a road in Rawai – presented by whomever made the clip as if she were dead. The video clip is labelled “Body of a young girl found in Rawai / Phuket on 4th of April” “The woman certainly was not…

  • Phuket NewsBody recovered from Phuket ravine
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:21, 26 March 2011
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    Body recovered from Phuket ravine

    PHUKET: Phuket emergency response volunteers last night struggled in rain and darkness to recover the body of an unknown man from a ravine in Wichit. The body was discovered at about 5:30pm yesterday by local plantation owner Kittidej Jingjit. Mr Kittidej was en route to check construction of a hillside workers’ sala off Soi Anusorn in Wichit Village 3. Noticing…

  • Phuket NewsMutilated body found in Phuket palm plantation
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:16, 07 February 2011
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    Mutilated body found in Phuket palm plantation

    PHUKET: The body of a Burmese man was found on a Phuket palm plantation yesterday morning with a half-severed head and intestines spilling out. Thalang police were informed of the gruesome discovery at about 8am. The body lay in Palm Anchalee, just south of the Heroines’ Monument and adjacent to the offices of the Phuket Gazette, off Thepkrassatri Road. The…

  • Phuket NewsMystery body might be from Phi Phi: Phuket police | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 19:54, 02 February 2011
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    Mystery body might be from Phi Phi: Phuket police

    PHUKET: Police believe the body of the man found by a dive tour yesterday afternoon may have been blown across the bay from the popular tourist islands of Phi Phi or even Lanta. Chalong Police Duty Officer Tianchai Duangsuwan told the Phuket Gazette that the condition of the body indicated it had been in the water for several days. “We…

  • Phuket NewsDead body discovered by Phuket dive boat tourists | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:18, 02 February 2011
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    Dead body discovered by Phuket dive boat tourists

    PHUKET: A body was found floating in the sea by passengers on a Phuket dive boat this afternoon. The gruesome discovery was made in the waters between Koh Racha Yai and Chalong pier. Chalong Police told the Phuket Gazette that Marine Police have retrieved the body, which arrived at Chalong Pier about an hour ago. The boat, a Dive Chalong…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Marine Police continue search for missing Russian’s body
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:32, 20 October 2010
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    Phuket Marine Police continue search for missing Russian’s body

    PHUKET: Marine Police are still searching for the body of Russian tourist who disappeared in rough surf at a Phuket Beach on Monday afternoon and is now presumed dead. Alexey Agaponov disappeared off Nai Thon Beach the same day the Russian Embassy in Bangkok confirmed that a 50-year-old Russian had drowned at Surin Beach, further south down the Phuket coastline.…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Police identify body of suicide jumper
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:43, 25 August 2010
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    Phuket Police identify body of suicide jumper

    PHUKET: Police have identified the woman who committed suicide yesterday by jumping from a Phuket condominium block. The woman was Thai, not Korean as initially speculated. Phuket City Police Duty Officer Yongyuth Krongmalai identified the deceased as Nantanut Meenoy, 25-year-old owner of the Image Design clothing store on Phun Pol Road Soi 7 in Phuket Town. A native of Petchaburi…

  • Phuket NewsBody of drowned Bahraini tourist recovered off Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:00, 10 August 2010
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    Body of drowned Bahraini tourist recovered off Phuket

    PHUKET: The body of a Bahraini tourist was recovered early this morning, three days after disappearing in heavy surf off Karon Beach on Sunday afternoon. Uten Singsom, head of the Phuket Lifeguard Club contingent assigned to patrol Kata-Karon, identified the deceased as Ali Abdulaziz Salman Alsaeed, age 25. Mr Ali arrived in Phuket on August 5 with three friends, all…

  • Phuket NewsBody identification easier after Phuket tsunami
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:07, 14 March 2010
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    Body identification easier after Phuket tsunami

    Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily, pocket-sized packet of news from around the world, compiled by Phuket Gazette reporters for foreigners who want it short, sharp and straight to the point. PHUKET: The slow body identification process that occurred in Phuket after the 2004 tsunami has motivated researchers in Perth to build a database of skeletons to help identify bodies…

  • Phuket NewsBody of Australian tourist found in Phuket hotel room | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:10, 22 October 2009
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    Body of Australian tourist found in Phuket hotel room

    PHUKET: The body of an Australian male was found in a Phuket hotel room earlier today. The death appears to be a suicide.The body of the 39 year old was discovered at Horizon Karon Beach Resort & Spa by one of the hotel’s cleaning staff on regular housekeeping duty just after midday.The body was lying in a pool of blood…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket rescuers recover body of drowning victim
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:45, 28 July 2009
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    Phuket rescuers recover body of drowning victim

    PHUKET: Rescuers this morning recovered the body of a 15-year-old boy who on Sunday became caught in an undertow at Karon Beach and drowned. The rescue volunteers from the Phuket Ruamjai Foundation discovered the body of Pattharadanai ‘Ooad’ Kampong at 4am, less than one kilometer from the spot the boy was last seen. The boy’s father said on Monday that…

  • Phuket NewsBody found on Nai Harn Beach Phuket remains unidentified
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:28, 25 May 2009
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    Body found on Nai Harn Beach Phuket remains unidentified

    CHALONG, PHUKET: Phuket Police have yet to identify the remains of a heavily tattooed Caucasian man found washed ashore on Nai Harn Beach late last week. For the original report click here. Lt Col Boonlert Onklang of the Chalong Police told the Gazette today that no missing person reports have been filed to aid in identification of the body, which…

  • Phuket NewsBody of Caucasian found washed up on Phuket beach | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:15, 22 May 2009
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    Body of Caucasian found washed up on Phuket beach

    RAWAI, PHUKET: The heavily tattooed body of an unknown Caucasian man washed up on Nai Harn Beach yesterday. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition, with its skull exposed. Police believe the man died several days before the body was discovered. One local newspaper carried a graphic photograph of the body, clothed only in a pair of red underpants,…

  • Phuket NewsSlain Briton’s body identified by family
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:52, 31 March 2009
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    Slain Briton’s body identified by family

    PHUKET CITY: The body of slain British sailor Malcolm Robertson was returned to shore late last night after its discovery by a fishing vessel yesterday afternoon. The recovery of the body ended a week-long search by marine police and navy vessels as well as fishing boats. For the original reports of how Mr Robertson was killed by three Burmese men,…

  • Phuket NewsSlain Briton’s body recovered
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:11, 30 March 2009
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    Slain Briton’s body recovered

    PHUKET CITY: After days of searching, the body of slain British sailor Malcolm Robertson was recovered by fishermen about 10 nautical miles north of Satun’s Lipeh Island at about 3pm today. A source in the Marine Police said the fishermen are now bringing Mr Robertson’s remains by boat to Tu Tae Lam Pier in Satun’s La-Ngu District, where it is…