Irishman's body found dead in sea off Pattaya

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Irishman's body found dead in sea off Pattaya, Thailand
BY COLIN BRENNAN

The 50-year-old man was found wearing only shorts with his face in the water

PATTAYA: - The body of a 50-year-old Irishman has been found in Pattaya, Thailand, according to local reports.

The man was found wearing only shorts with his face in the water, the Bangkok Post newspaper reported.

A passport found in his pocket identified the man as a 50-year-old Irish citizen.

Pattaya is one of the busiest tourists hot spots in Thailand and draws thousands of Irish people every year.

Full story: http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/irishmans-body-found-dead-sea-7156753

-- IRISH MIRROR 2016-01-12

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British man drowns off Pattaya Beach



PATTAYA: -- The body of a 50-year-old British National was discovered in waters off the coast of Pattaya on Monday Morning and for now Police are unsure of the circumstances surrounding his death.

Sea Rescue Workers removed the body of Mr. Jeffrey Carl Hewitt from the water (incorrectly described as Icelandic by other media outlets), and apart from his British Passport, was carrying nothing else in his short trousers.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/220636/british-man-drowns-off-pattaya-beach/#prettyPhoto


-- Pattaya One 2016-01-12

[docshock13]

Who goes swimming with their passport? Intentionally, I mean.

[Ace of Pop]

The Irish

[steven100]

The Irish

they told him to carry it with him at all times ..

[Transporter]

Passport but no money? RIP poor man!

[Briggsy]

It would paint a clearer picture if his movements prior to his demise were known.

[lonewolf99]

Never met a Thai yet that can pronounce Ireland or Iceland - they can't say Ice, then mix up HE and SHE.... so it might have been reported as a woman from iceland....

Sad case again, I wonder though on a global scale which Touris' beach has the most deaths recorded against it ? I am sure Phuket has been going flat out to beat Pattaya so far this year.

[bark]

The Irish

I wonder what is Blood Alcohol amount was; being a Irish dude.

[Rimmer]

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[Toknarok]

If he was Irish he would have held in Irish passport. He must have been from Northern Ireland.

[Ulic]

RIP Dude, 50 is far too young.

[Jonmarleesco]

His body was dead? Intriguing. What about the rest of him? And on a more serious note; he was carrying his passport in the seawater, and it was still intact and legible?

[Briggsy]

His body was dead? Intriguing. What about the rest of him? And on a more serious note; he was carrying his passport in the seawater, and it was still intact and legible?

The details page is laminated.

I have a story about that but I'll save it for another time.

[SOTIRIOS]

....drowned.....how the !@#$%^&* did he end up in the water.......???

[dunroaming]

Too little information even for speculation. Were they shorts or swimming trunks/shorts? Passport but no money whatsever doesn't sound logical. Did he have his other clothes on the beach?

Likely to go down as an accident or suicide

[Rimmer]

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[dotpoom]

Now I fully understand what the person meant when he explained to me why mental hospitals had high walls around them ...it is to keep sick bas - - - - -s out like the ones than can use this tradegdy as an oportunity to make jokes.

[seahorse]

http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/seen-missing-yachtsman-seen-Torquay/story-23666894-detail/story.html

Have you seen missing yachtsman Jeffery Hewitt, last reported leaving Torquay?

[Rimmer]

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