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Dead man washed ashore in Chumphon

A crouched police officer and rescue workrs with the decomposed body of an unidentified man on a beach in Pathiu district of southern Chumphon province on Sunday. (Photo: Pathiu Rescue Facebook)

The decomposed body of an unidentified dead man was found washed ashore in Pathiu district of Chumphon on Sunday.

The body was found on rocks along the beach by local fishermen, near a pier for tourist boats, about 5 kilometres from Koh Khai, police said. 

The body was unclothed and most of the flesh was missing, leaving the legs, arms, head and skeleton. Police said the man had likely died a month or two ago.  His identify was a mystery.  

The remains were sent to Pathiu Hospital for closer examination.

Pol Capt Sayant Tumrawat,…

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