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by Nattapong Westwood

 

Bangkok police are investigating the discovery of a human skull found floating in the Bang Kho Laem canal. The preliminary investigation has not revealed the gender or cause of death.

At 4.30pm on Thursday, Pol Lt Col Pramote Maneein, an investigator from Bang Kho Laem Police Station, was informed about the discovery of human bones in the canal near Tonson Mosque on Arun Amarin Road, Soi 8, in Watt Kalaya sub-district of Thonburi district in Bangkok. The investigating team, forensic doctors from the Siriraj Hospital, and rescue unit of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation were quickly dispatched to the scene.

 

The location was a small canal used for drainage that connects to the Chao Phraya River. At the time of the report, the water had receded almost to the point of drying up. Upon inspection, the unidentified human skull was found trapped in the muddy canal bed. The foundation’s staff jointly searched the nearby water bend and found four or five bone fragments. It was not yet clear if the bone fragments were human or not.

All the discovered bones were handed over to forensic doctors from the Siriraj Hospital for further examination, including determining the gender of the skull’s owner, the cause of death, and the time frame of the death. 

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/bangkok-canal-reveals-human-skull-gender-and-cause-of-death-unknown

 

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I didn't know human skulls could float. Reading the article, seems one could conclude they don't float: "the unidentified human skull was found trapped in the muddy canal bed." Might be useful info during some trivial pursuit game....

Yorick was here?

usually a decapitated todger found floating 

19 hours ago, Emdog said:

I didn't know human skulls could float. Reading the article, seems one could conclude they don't float: "the unidentified human skull was found trapped in the muddy canal bed." Might be useful info during some trivial pursuit game....

Must be a local, it is empty.