Chinese tourist, 21, found dead in Phuket resort pool

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Chinese tourist, 21, found dead in Phuket resort pool

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Mr Lei, 21, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Patong Hospital. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET:-- A 21-year-old male Chinese tourist was found dead in a resort swimming pool in Patong yesterday evening in what is said to have been drowning incident.

 

At 8:15pm yesterday (Feb 15), Lt Col Weeraphong Rakhito of the Patong Police received information from staff at Patong Hospital that a the body of a Chinese tourist had been taken there following an incident at the C & N Resort and Spa in Patong.

 

Lt Col Weeraphong arrived at the hospital and was taken to inspect the body of 21-year-old Mr Lei Cuuan.

 

Staff from the hospital told Lt Col Weeraphong that at 7:01pm yesterday they received a call stating that a Chinese man was being taken to the hospital after being found floating in the pool of the C & N Resort and Spa on Sirirat Rd in Patong.

 

Mr Lei was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital and doctors stated that the cause of death was drowning.

 

Lt Col Weeraphong confirmed there were no signs of assault on the man’s body.

 

Full Story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/chinese-tourists-21-found-dead-in-phuket-resort-pool-61045.php#VVlm0zmlhx3GStR1.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-2-16

[wakeupplease]

another? starting to mount up now

 

RIP young Man

[SoFarAndNear]

Insane how many tourists died in the last 6 weeks. Crashes, drowns, balcony jumpers, murders....

[metisdead]

A nonsensical troll post has been removed. 

[Jimbo2014]

Hub of tourist carnage

[Ulic]

I have yet to see a pool in Thailand deeper than 1.2 meters deep. I really don't understand

how adults drown in pools unless they dive in and hit there head. All they have to do is

stand up. RIP.

[nakhonandy]

Since most can't swim it is unfortunately not surprising that so many Chinese drown here. 

[bangon04]

" following an incident at the C & N Resort and Spa in Patong. "

 

" after being found floating in the pool of the C & N Resort and Spa on Sirirat Rd in Patong. "

 

TWO name checks in the same report...... wow they must be so happy