Body Found Off Koh Tao 'Not Missing Swissman'

By Khaosod Eng.

SURAT THANI — The dead body found off the southern island of Koh Tao yesterday is not the Swiss tourist who was reported missing a week ago, police say.

Deputy commander of Surat Thani police Pol.Col. Sonthichai Arwattanakullathep said yesterday that a forensic examination revealed that the unidentified body is not Hanspeter Suter, who went missing on 8 November.

Suter was reported missing after he rented a set of snorkeling equipment from Haat Sai Ri beach on Koh Tao island. He was last seen swimming "in the shallow area" of the sea on the same day a rainstorm hit the coast of southern Thailand, raising fears that he may have drowned.

Police have yet to identify the dead body that was found on 14 November, though Pol.Col. Sonthichai speculated that the deceased may have been European because "the body has a tattoo that's popular among Europeans."

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-- Khaosod English 2014-11-15

eaten by a one toothed shark?

Great, an other dead tourist on Koh Tao

"Pol.Col. Sonthichai insisted that the dead body found off the coast of Koh Tao shows no marks of murder."

The body is decomposed and half eaten and they can't identify any marks of murder.

Ain't they clever these Thai Police?

RIP whoever you are.

Bugger there goes another open and shut case.

There are some horrible photo's of this person on CSILA definetly looks foreign skin is very white he is wearing blue jeans .

What is the rumour on this one then?

What is the rumour on this one then?

Another dead body in Koh Tao

Nothing new

"Pol.Col. Sonthichai insisted that the dead body found off the coast of Koh Tao shows no marks of murder."

The body is decomposed and half eaten and they can't identify any marks of murder.

Ain't they clever these Thai Police?

RIP whoever you are.

Costas,

Come on now, your personal bias is showing through.

Ofcourse, you know that signs of trauma can become difficult to spot if a body has been in saltwater for many days.

anyone going to EXPERIENCE 4 day music party DEC 30-Jan 2 on Ko Tao (in mountain) this year? Will be awesome

Adventure holiday?

Survival camp?

Bit confused... didn't they find the dead body on a beach in Khanom yesterday?...or is it another one?

The bodies are piling up too quickly for me! Can't keep count...

Just in case they need a new landmark for their island:

Amazing place this Koh Tao - to say the least!

Some Swiss body missing, another body found without ID while another miracle case of two dead youngsters is being pushed around on the desks of Bangkok and London.

One of the unhealthiest/most dangerous places on earth? Possibly not but Koh Tao will make it into the statistics of islands ;-)

Christ, another dead body and probably one more to come . Koh Death.

What is the rumour on this one then?

Another dead body in Koh Tao

Nothing new

How many is that now, over the last 20 years?????

Tattoo popular with Europeans??? Love & Hate On Knuckles, I love Mum? what was the tattoo?

Koh Tao isn't sounding like a very fun place right now

Lazy journalism.

This guy was found on Khanom Beach which is in Nakhon Si Thammarat, nowhere near Koh Tao. In fact more than 100km away.

R.I.P to the victim.

Here's big chance to pin 3rd member of KT rape/murder on!

Open and shut case for open and shut mouths.

... I TOLD You! Tortuga!!

Note to Quality Tourists: Come to Thailand, the water's lovely!

The balconies are just the right size

and the Thais will welcome you with open arms (but watch your back pocket)

This is getting like flying Malaysian airlines - except...

ONE by ONE...

Just how many bodies are there in that area of the sea? How many more are there as yet unsighted? Makes the Bermuda Triangle look like a safe place to travel through!

Might be a long process, waiting for all the bodies to wash up on shore, then sort through them all...before getting the right one tagged.

Lazy journalism.

This guy was found on Khanom Beach which is in Nakhon Si Thammarat, nowhere near Koh Tao. In fact more than 100km away.

R.I.P to the victim.

Yeah well, anyways....several bodies washed ashore all up and down that coast this year. Who knows where they all originated from.

That makes four dead foreigners in or around Koh Tao assuming the Swiss scuba diver has died in the meantime and high season hasn't even started yet.

I think that island is fast becoming a no go place

I think that island is fast becoming a no go place

Nothing like stating the obvious. Sorry, couldn't resist that...

What is the rumour on this one then?

So many bodies down there they're running out of ideas

thailand hub of dead bodies

FWIW, they pull several bodies out of the Mekong near here that never get identified. I don't think there is any attempt to ever identify any of them.