Body of Foreigner Found Floating Off Jomtien Beach

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

The body of an unidentified foreigner was discovered floating face down in the sea off Jomtien Beach on the afternoon of January 16. Police are working to identify the individual and determine the cause of death.

 

Pol. Lt. Sanan Kotanont, an investigator from Pattaya City Police (Dong Tan Curve Substation), received a report of the grim discovery at 13:30. The body was spotted near Jomtien Soi 14, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi. Police and rescue teams from the Sawang Boriboon Foundation rushed to the scene.

 

Marine rescue personnel launched a rubber boat to locate the body, which was found approximately 200 metres from the shore. The body was brought back to the beach for examination.

 

Initial inspections revealed that the deceased was a foreign male, estimated to be 50–60 years old. The man was wearing only white swimming trunks, and no signs of physical assault were found on his body. Authorities believe the man had been dead for 7–8 hours prior to being discovered.

 

Police recorded the incident and have sent the body to the Police General Hospital’s Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bangkok for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. Investigators are also working to establish the man’s identity.

 

Mr. Wallop Boonchu, an official from the Marine Disaster Prevention Unit, stated that the body was initially reported by a local business operator in Jomtien, who noticed what appeared to be a human body floating face down in the sea. Rescue teams quickly deployed a rubber boat to investigate, ultimately confirming the report and retrieving the body.

 

-- 2025-01-17

 

[Gottfrid]

Seems like foreigners are dying like flies in the touristy areas.

[dddave]

It's not unusual around Jomtien Beaches to see older men swimming solo very far out from the shoreline and outside of the protected swimming areas.  There are many jet-ski's zooming around these areas as well as tourist speedboats and with the constant glare of the afternoon sun, a swimmer can be very difficult to see.  Contact with a watercraft does not seem to be the case in this instance, more likely an older man pushing his limits and suffering the consequences.

[black tabby12345]

Incident after incident.

Seemingly Never a Dull Moment in Pattaya.

I wonder why not Thai TV stations start a program like COPS(as aired in USA).

It'll be quite fun though.