Mystery Woman’s Body Found Floating in Nan River

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Police in Phichit province are appealing for the public’s help in identifying the body of a woman found floating in the Nan River. The discovery was made on the afternoon of 12 April in the Ban Wang Crot area of Muang district.

Rescue workers from Sanphet Phichit Foundation recovered the partially decomposed body near Moo 1, Ban Wang Crot, Ban Bung subdistrict. The deceased is believed to be a woman aged around 50. She was wearing a black T-shirt, black shorts, and a beaded Buddhist prayer necklace with an amulet encased in a plastic frame. A shoulder bag containing 520 baht in cash was also found with her.

There were no visible signs of injury or foul play, and doctors estimate the woman had been dead for at least three days. Her body was transported to Phutthachinarat Hospital for a full post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death.

Pol Col Lakh Rattanathawon, superintendent of Muang Phichit Police Station, confirmed that no missing persons reports matching the woman’s description had been received in the immediate area or neighbouring districts. It is suspected the body may have drifted downstream from further north, possibly from Phitsanulok or Uttaradit provinces.

Police are now coordinating with other provincial police stations to issue a public appeal in an attempt to identify the woman and locate her family.

-- 2025-04-13