webfact Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Foreigner found dead on Phuket beachTanyaluk SakootPHUKET: -- The body of a foreign man was found washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 this morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park.Kathu District Police Superintendent Pol Col Jirapat Pochanapant told The Phuket News, “We believe that he drowned and that he had been dead about two hours.The bald, bearded man was wearing just a red shirt. Police are also hoping a ring he was wearing may help in identifying him.Officers scoured the area for more clues but found none.“Our men are now checking all hotels to see whether any are missing a guest,” Col Jirapat said.The body is currently being held in Patong Hospital.Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/foreigner-found-dead-on-phuket-beach-39522.php-- Phuket News 2013-05-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 Unidentified male foreigner found dead on Phuket beachPhuket GazettePatong Beach was the site of multiple drownings during the low season last year. Photo: Gazette filePHUKET: -- A bearded male foreigner was found dead on Phuket’s premier party beach of Patong early this morning.The body was found at about 6am across from Loma Park (map here), the site of multiple drownings last year, wearing only a red t-shirt.“We are examining the body, but have found no form of identification and have yet to be able to identify him,” a Patong Hospital Emergency Room staffer told the Phuket Gazette.The man has been described by police as a bearded Caucasian in his 30s.“He was wearing a ring, which might help someone to identify him. At this point we don’t know if he was a tourist or an expat, but we have contacted hotels in Patong to check for missing guests,” said Patong Police Superintendent Chiraphat Pochanaphan.Police currently believe the cause of death was drowning.Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Unidentified-male-foreigner-found-dead-on-Phuket-beach-21108.html-- Phuket Gazette 2013-05-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markaew Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) These news reports are starting to make me sick. Just another foreigner dead. Mindless conclusions by the police. Before foreigners were dying once a week. Now it's once a day. Don't be a statistic! RIP to this guy. Need to be careful in Thailand. Edited May 21, 2013 by Markaew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winstonc Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 bet that ring is in a pawqn shop now,,rip fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Wanchai Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 These news reports are starting to make me sick. Just another foreigner dead. Mindless conclusions by the police. Before foreigners were dying once a week. Now it's once a day. What do you expect ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanUSA Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Wearing only a shirt? I've been to the ocean maybe 10 times in my life, but I would wager a guess that some kind of current got him, hence why he is not wearing pants/shorts/swimsuit. The ocean is a scary beast. Stay safe out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 These news reports are starting to make me sick. Just another foreigner dead. Mindless conclusions by the police. Before foreigners were dying once a week. Now it's once a day. Don't be a statistic! RIP to this guy. Need to be careful in Thailand. Where are the mindless conclusions by the police. All they know at this point is a body washed up and presumed drowning. Unless there is something to suggest otherwise what would one conclude. Until an autopsy is done there can be no final cause of death. They are checking the hotels and hope maybe the ring might lead to identification. What do you want from them? It is tragic that this happened but don't see how any shoddy police work is involved at this point in their investigation. At least nothing indicated in the newpaper article. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteeleJoe Posted May 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2013 These news reports are starting to make me sick. Just another foreigner dead. Mindless conclusions by the police. Before foreigners were dying once a week. Now it's once a day. Don't be a statistic! RIP to this guy. Need to be careful in Thailand. Record speed for this post. Even by the usual standard of super speedy ThaiVisa forensic experts, this one was quite fast. Well done! (Now for others to carry out the reconstruction of the crime for us...) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IsaanUSA Posted May 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2013 Well done! (Now for others to carry out the reconstruction of the crime for us...) You're the only person that has mentioned a crime. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeleJoe Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Well done! (Now for others to carry out the reconstruction of the crime for us...) You're the only person that has mentioned a crime. Right you are! (Explicitly, that is). I'm betting I won't be the last. Edited May 21, 2013 by SteeleJoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Anyone in Phuket that can confirm high surf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potosi Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Seems to be a nice beach. Can't see trash on the pic anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 bet that ring is in a pawqn shop now,,rip fella Mindless, ridiculous post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 bet that ring is in a pawqn shop now,,rip fella Mindless, ridiculous post. standard fare for TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markaew Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 These news reports are starting to make me sick. Just another foreigner dead. Mindless conclusions by the police. Before foreigners were dying once a week. Now it's once a day. What do you expect ? Not to have mindless conclusions and less people dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRONGOH Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Any yellow shirts seen arounf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 If he was only just wearing a t-shirt we could conclude he was maybe having intercourse and then went for a swim. Shorts and underpants dont just fall off and fish dont eat them. I bet thats what happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Update: Foreigner found drowned in Phuket identifiedTanyaluk SakootPHUKET: -- The foreigner found drowned and washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 on Tuesday morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park has been identified.He was named by Tourist Police as Jeremy Thomas O’Neill, 37, from Basildon in the UK.Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/update-foreigner-found-drowned-in-phuket-identified-39550.php-- Phuket News 2013-05-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mineonunder Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 These news reports are starting to make me sick. Just another foreigner dead. Mindless conclusions by the police. Before foreigners were dying once a week. Now it's once a day. Don't be a statistic! RIP to this guy. Need to be careful in Thailand. where do you see even the most remote example of police speculation or mindless conclusions in the OP? the only nonsensei see is your post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 If he was only just wearing a t-shirt we could conclude he was maybe having intercourse and then went for a swim. Shorts and underpants dont just fall off and fish dont eat them. I bet thats what happened WHAT?? dear oh dear, inspector clueso has it all sussed out right away....shake my head in disbelief....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phronesis Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Red shirt and beard... Any raindeer footprints nearby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neek Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 These news reports are starting to make me sick. Just another foreigner dead. Mindless conclusions by the police. Before foreigners were dying once a week. Now it's once a day. Don't be a statistic! RIP to this guy. Need to be careful in Thailand. where do you see even the most remote example of police speculation or mindless conclusions in the OP? the only nonsensei see is your post. "Police currently believe the cause of death was drowning." .. there's your speculation. It's perfectly reasonable speculation, but speculation nonetheless. Markaew's post is rather nonsensical, though, it's not "mindless" speculation, and not a "conclusion", "mindless" or otherwise. Increase reporting of deaths does not correlate to increase occurrence of deaths. Once dead, you are a statistic, whether you wanted to be one or not. If you are alive, you are also a statistic. The last line made sense, but one out of four does not bode well. Markaew has added 1 to my private total of silly posts on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 It Is Quite easy to be swept away and killed in the sea at patong beach, it can be very dangerous at times. i had to rescue a young korean boy a few years ago while the life gaurd was looking up to the sky ! If this is the real case here we will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 If he was only just wearing a t-shirt we could conclude he was maybe having intercourse and then went for a swim. Shorts and underpants dont just fall off and fish dont eat them. I bet thats what happenedWHAT?? dear oh dear, inspector clueso has it all sussed out right away....shake my head in disbelief....... What do you think happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Anyone in Phuket that can confirm high surf? Not big surf, but always strong rips on Patong beach - easy to be swept away even when sober etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonKorat Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 R.I.P Lets hope he's identified soon and his next of kins are notified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 R.I.P Lets hope he's identified soon and his next of kins are notified. He was named by Tourist Police as Jeremy Thomas O’Neill, 37, from Basildon in the UK. - See more at: http://www.thephuketnews.com/update-foreigner-found-drowned-in-phuket-identified-39550.php#sthash.urJB847X.dpuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eesat Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Should be an open and shut case for the C.S.I. T.V. team! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 If he was only just wearing a t-shirt we could conclude he was maybe having intercourse and then went for a swim. Shorts and underpants dont just fall off and fish dont eat them. I bet thats what happenedWHAT?? dear oh dear, inspector clueso has it all sussed out right away....shake my head in disbelief.......What do you think happened? I have no idea what happened but wild speculation certainly does not help whatsoever!! i prefer to let things be and not let the imagination take over :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 If he was only just wearing a t-shirt we could conclude he was maybe having intercourse and then went for a swim. Shorts and underpants dont just fall off and fish dont eat them. I bet thats what happenedWHAT?? dear oh dear, inspector clueso has it all sussed out right away....shake my head in disbelief.......What do you think happened?I have no idea what happened but wild speculation certainly does not help whatsoever!! i prefer to let things be and not let the imagination take over :-) So you just accept what the PG states? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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