Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

Police in Chiang Mai have launched an investigation following the discovery of what is believed to be a foreign tourist’s body in a remote area of Doi Suthep National Park on the evening of 3 August.

 

The body, believed to be that of a large-built Caucasian man, was found deep within the forest by local villagers from Ban Doi Suthep (Village 9), in the Mueang Chiang Mai District. Authorities believe the man had been dead for days before being found, from the state of decomposition.

 

At around 17:10, Phu Ping Chiang Mai Police Station received a report from the village headman. Officers attended the scene along with forensic staff from Maharaj Hospital, rescue personnel and members of the investigative team.

 

The deceased was discovered approximately two kilometres from the village, in a densely forested area. He was dressed in a t-shirt and long trousers. A large backpack, thought to belong to the man, was found nearby. According to preliminary forensic analysis, the body had likely been there for at least a week.

 

Local villagers and officials reported that no one from the community had been reported missing. Police currently suspect that the man may have been a tourist trekking through the national park who became lost and died without alerting anyone. However, foul play has not yet been ruled out, pending the results of a full autopsy.

 

Officers are now working to identify the deceased and are reviewing missing persons reports both locally and nationally. Police have appealed for information from the public and are asking anyone who believes they may know the individual to contact Phu Ping Chiang Mai Police Station.

 

The investigation is ongoing.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khoasod 2025-08-04

 

 

 

 

RIP Lewie.

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

 a large-built Caucasian man

Aren't they all? 

 

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

Police currently suspect that the man may have been a tourist trekking through the national park

Nope, obese foreigners don't trek through national parks. 

 

 

 

A lot of venom and allergies out there.

UPDATE
Body Found on Doi Suthep Now Identified as Missing Bangkok Man

 

Picture courtesy of Channel8

 

Authorities have confirmed that a body discovered in the forested hills of Doi Suthep belongs to a 31-year-old Thai man from Bangkok who had previously been reported missing by his family.

 

The grim discovery was first reported on 3 August, when local villagers alerted authorities after stumbling upon a body deep within the Doi Suthep–Pui National Park, near Moo 9, Ban Doi Suthep. Officers from Phuping Ratchaniwet Police Station, along with rescue personnel and park officials, responded to the remote site.

 

Initial investigations at the scene revealed the body of a man in a state of advanced decomposition and bloated, leading to the body being wrongly identified as that of a foreign man.

 

Due to the steep terrain and distance from the nearest village, retrieving the body proved difficult. On 4 August, officials returned to the scene to collect evidence and successfully removed the body. It was transported to the Department of Forensic Medicine at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital for a post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death, with the body being correctly identified.

 

According to Jittraporn Kanthi, the headwoman of Ban Doi Suthep, the key to identifying the deceased had came from information previously provided by the man’s relatives. He had reportedly lost contact with friends on 2 August, with his last known whereabouts being in Pattaya, Chonburi Province. It is believed he was not carrying a mobile phone at the time.

 

Family members later received a tip-off that the man had travelled to Chiang Mai and attempted to contact his girlfriend using a local resident’s phone, before vanishing into the forest. Concerned for his safety, his relatives had made public appeals on social media, asking for help in locating him.

 

Authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Channel8 2025-08-04