PHUKET: A Russian man drowned while swimming in the sea off Patong beach on Saturday morning.
Pol Maj Chaiyakorn Tangsakul, an investigator at Patong police station, said the incident was reported at 7.55am.
Officers arriving at the scene found rescue workers, lifeguards and personnel from Patong Hospital already present. Despite the medics’ efforts to perform a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the tourist, their attempts were unsuccesful.
The tourist’s wife told the police she and her husband Rafaylovich Pavel, 53, were Russian nationals. They…
