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Body of popular monk found floating on a river in southern Thailand

A revered Thai monk’s body was found floating on a river near a market in Surat Thani province, southern Thailand, yesterday at around 11am. Phra Udomthammapreecha, also known as Jamlong Kwandee, was an advisor to the head monk of Surat Thani province and acting abbot of Wat Borommathat Chaiya Ratchaworawihan in Chaiya district.

Yesterday morning, officers from Muang Surat Thani police station received a notification that a body of a monk was floating on the river near a market. Police officers, Surat Thani Provincial Governor Wichawut Jinto, Abbot of Wat Klang Mai Prakhru Pariyakunawat and doctors from Surat Thani hospital went to the scene.

The corpse was found to be 88 year old monk Phra Udomthammapreecha. When officers brought his body ashore, they said they found no wounds or signs of injury. They estimated that the monk died no longer than eight hours before his body was…

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