Window Cleaner Found Dead in Jomtien Sea After Drinking

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A 43-year-old window cleaner was found dead in the sea off Jomtien Beach on the afternoon of 9 February, after his colleagues had been searching for him for hours.

 

At around 16:15 the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Pattaya Rescue Centre received a report of a body floating near the shore opposite Soi Jomtien Beach 16, Bang Lamung District. Authorities, including Pol Lt Sanan Kotanont, deputy investigator at Pattaya City Police (Dongtan substation), and volunteer rescue personnel, were dispatched to the scene.

 

Upon arrival, they discovered the lifeless body of Somchit Yodrak, a native of Buriram, floating face down near the shore. Somchit, a rope-access window cleaner, was pronounced dead at the scene. Rescue personnel found no visible signs of foul play.

 

Colleagues of the deceased told police that Somchit had been drinking heavily the night before, consuming large amounts of local white liquor. The group, who had been enjoying a holiday in Pattaya, became concerned when he went missing and had been searching for him. They speculated that he had entered the water while intoxicated and drowned.

 

A witness, 27-year-old Wisanthaya, told reporters that she was sitting by the sea when she noticed a body being carried in by the waves. Initially believing it was just a swimmer, she became alarmed upon realising the person was motionless and face down. She then alerted passers-by, who confirmed the grim discovery.

 

Pol Lt Sanan Kotanont has ordered Somchit’s body to be transferred to Pattaya Patthana Korn Hospital, where it will be held pending formal identification and collection by his family. 
 

-- 2025-02-10