Body believed to be western woman retrieved from water off Ranong, brought to Phuket

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Body believed to be western woman retrieved from water off Ranong, brought to Phuket
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- The body of a woman believed to be a westerner was found by a fishing boat off Ranong on November 30, and brought to Phuket yesterday.

The woman was estimated to be 40-50 years old, about 170-180cm tall, and had white hair. She was wearing a green shirt and brown underwear when she was found, said Capt Weerachart Srira of the Phuket City Police.

“There were no signs of violence on the body and no documents to identify it,” he added.

“Due to the woman's blonde hair and her skin being white, we believe she was a foreigner,” Capt Weerachart said.

A Taiwanese tuna-fishing boat made the discovery as it was fishing near Kawthaung, which lies across the strait that separates Myanmar from Ranong.

“The crew saw the body and informed the captain, who tried to contact government organizations in Myanmar and Thailand,” Capt Weerachart said.

When he was unable to make contact, he called the boat owner and was told to put the body in the boat’s cool container and take it to Phuket.

“The boat captain believes that the woman’s spirit communicated with him,” Capt Weerachart explained.

“The captain said that when he saw the body, he suddenly got a headache, but after they brought the body onto the boat, the headache immediately went away. He thinks the spirit was asking him to take the body to shore,” he said.

When the fishing boat reached Rassada Port, Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers took the body to Vachira Phuket Hospital to be examined.

The boat crew held a ceremony to ease the spirit’s passage to the next world.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Body-believed-to-be-western-woman-retrieved-from-water-off-Ranong-brought-to-Phuket-22992.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-12-10

[laurentbkk]

“The boat captain believes that the woman’s spirit communicated with him,” Capt Weerachart explained.

It would be funny if the story was not so sad. RIP ...

[stevenl]

“The boat captain believes that the woman’s spirit communicated with him,” Capt Weerachart explained.

It would be funny if the story was not so sad. RIP ...

If you think that's funny you have no understanding of Thai culture.

RIP.

[poohy]

“The boat captain believes that the woman’s spirit communicated with him,” Capt Weerachart explained.

It would be funny if the story was not so sad. RIP ...

If you think that's funny you have no understanding of Thai culture.

RIP.

Reading the op I think you will find it was Taiwanese captain even!

[Chicog]

Whatever it was he did the decent thing rather than leave the poor soul out there to become fish food.

Good on him I say.

[espinoza]

Maybe they should questioning the captain about his communication with the lady ? Maybe she was not dead that time when they spoke ?

[Ulic]

Very decent of the captain and boat owner. Hopefully she will be identified, and family contacted.

[dighambara]

“The boat captain believes that the woman’s spirit communicated with him,” Capt Weerachart explained.

It would be funny if the story was not so sad. RIP ...

If you think that's funny you have no understanding of Thai culture.

RIP.

Reading the op I think you will find it was Taiwanese captain even!

Posters who have no understanding of reality - the essence of a person never dies and can oversee this world - taught essentially the same in all religions - read your Bible, Koran, GuruGranth Sahib, Buddhist or Hindu scriptures.

[ratpiece]

“The boat captain believes that the woman’s spirit communicated with him,” Capt Weerachart explained.

It would be funny if the story was not so sad. RIP ...

If you think that's funny you have no understanding of Thai culture.

RIP.

Reading the op I think you will find it was Taiwanese captain even!

Posters who have no understanding of reality - the essence of a person never dies and can oversee this world - taught essentially the same in all religions - read your Bible, Koran, GuruGranth Sahib, Buddhist or Hindu scriptures.

Errrrrmmm, I think its people like you that have no understanding of reality!! Why on earth would anyoner want to read, and even worse, believe in, books full of fairy stories!

[stevenl]

“The boat captain believes that the woman’s spirit communicated with him,” Capt Weerachart explained.

It would be funny if the story was not so sad. RIP ...

If you think that's funny you have no understanding of Thai culture.

RIP.

Reading the op I think you will find it was Taiwanese captain even!

Posters who have no understanding of reality - the essence of a person never dies and can oversee this world - taught essentially the same in all religions - read your Bible, Koran, GuruGranth Sahib, Buddhist or Hindu scriptures.

I don't know if reality is the correct word here, but for sure in the beliefs of people you are right.