French Tourist Drowns In Phuket

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French tourist drowns in Phuket

PHUKET: -- A party among friends turned tragic early this morning when a French tourist entered the surf and drowned at Phuket’s northern Bang Tao Beach.

Lt Col Wicharn Suwannasit of the Cherng Talay Police identified the victim as a 34-year-old Frenchman, whose name is known to the Phuket Gazette but will be withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The Frenchman was a guest at the Best Western Laguna Phuket Resort, located in the Laguna Phuket resort complex in Cherng Talay.

He was among six friends enjoying a night of drinking at a beachfront bar near the Banyan Tree resort.

The party ended at about 3am, after which the group returned to their rooms.

The friends notified hotel security when they realized the man was missing.

They presumed he went for a swim on his own and drowned.

Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers transported the body to Thalang Hospital for examination.

As of 11am today, French Honorary Consul for Phuket Lucien Rodriguez said he had not received a police report about the drowning and did not know if the family of the deceased had been notified.

-- Phuket Gazette 2011-02-23

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British tourist drowns in Phuket

PHUKET: A party among friends turned tragic early this morning when a British tourist, whom Cherngtalay police had originally identified as French, entered the surf and drowned at Phuket’s northern Bang Tao Beach.

Lt Col Wicharn Suwannasit of the Cherng Talay Police identified the victim as 34-year-old Daniel Medhurst.

He was a guest at the Best Western Laguna Phuket Resort, located in the Laguna Phuket resort complex in Cherng Talay.

He was among six friends enjoying a night of drinking at a beachfront bar near the Banyan Tree resort.

The party ended at about 3am, after which the group returned to their rooms.

The friends notified hotel security when they realized the man was missing.

They presumed he went for a swim on his own and drowned.

Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers transported the body to Thalang Hospital for examination.

British Honorary Consul for Phuket Martin Carpenter confirmed to the Phuket Gazette this afternoon that the deceased's next of kin have been notified.

-- Phuket Gazette 2011-02-23

[LivinginKata]

Very sad, yet another one. RIP

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Wedding party turns to tragedy after guest drowns

From Andrew Drummond

Wedding celebrations for a British couple on the Thai holiday island of Phuket turned to tragedy today after the body of a guest was found washed up on one of the island’s beaches

The body of Briton Daniel Medhurst, 27, believed to be from Ashford, Kent was found washed up on Bang Tao Beach, Phuket, the morning after he had attended a ‘stag’ stag party.

A British consular official was providing assistance.

Medhurst was among a group of revellers attending a party at a ‘reggae’ bar on the beach some 500 yards from their hotel the £120 a night Best Western Allamanda.

Heading back to their rooms in the early hours six guests decided to take a swim. But when Medhurst did not return his friends raised the alarm with security guards at the nearest hotel – the Banyan Tree. [more...]

Full story: http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2011/02/23/wedding-party-turns-to-tragedy-after-guest-drowns/

-- ANDREW-DRUMMOND.COM 2011-02-23

[BangTaoBoy]

Shouldn't we be getting the facts right before we post these stories??