Community Motorbike Taxi Rider Discovers Body Hanging from Tree on a Pattaya Beach

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Naewna

 

A discovery was made on the morning of 26 July, after a local motorcycle taxi driver stumbled upon the body of a man hanging from a tree on a Pattaya Beach while searching for seashells.

 

The incident occurred near Soi Phra Tamnak 5, on a quieter section of Beach. Pol. Lt. Pakorn Prakobnun, Deputy Investigation Officer at Pattaya City Police Station (Dongtan Substation), responded to the report and quickly dispatched officers and rescue personnel from Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation to the scene.

 

Upon arrival, authorities found the body of a man, believed to be between 35 and 40 years old, wearing a blue collared shirt and long jeans. There were no identification documents found on the deceased. The man had apparently used a nylon rope to hang himself from a branch of a seaside Indian almond tree. His body had reportedly been there for over three hours.

 

At the base of the tree, officers discovered a plastic bottle of water and a pair of sandals, suggesting the man may have been at the location for some time before the incident.

 

According to Mr. Sanit, a 54-year-old motorcycle taxi driver who made the discovery, he had been sitting nearby collecting seashells and small stones to decorate his fish tank. He said someone nearby shouted that a man was hanging from a tree. Sanit rushed to the scene and grabbed a pair of scissors from under his motorbike seat in hopes of helping, but found the man had already died. Authorities were then contacted.

 

Police conducted a preliminary examination of the scene and confirmed no signs of assault or foul play. The case has been recorded and the body has been transported by rescue workers to the Police General Hospital’s Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bangkok for a full autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

 

Police are now working to identify the deceased and notify any relatives, as investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the apparent suicide.

If you or anyone you know is in emotional distress, please contact the Samaritans of Thailand 24-hour hotline: 02 713 6791 (English), 02 713 6793 (Thai) or the Thai Mental Health Hotline at 1323 (Thai). Please also contact your friends or relatives at this time if you have feelings of loneliness, stress or depression. Seek out help.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Naewna 2025-07-27

 

 

 

[Georgealbert]