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Unidentified male body found floating off Koh Maithon

Picture courtesy of The Phuket News

In a startling discovery, a male body was found floating in the waters off Koh Maithon, a small island located just over 8 kilometres southeast of Cape Panwa, late on November 29. The body was spotted by the crew of a local tour boat.

The tour boat’s staff waited for about an hour and a half. However, as daylight began to wane, they were forced to depart. The local police were informed of the grim find around 4.45pm, as reported by Police Lieutenant Sommat Tanmaneeprasert of the Wichit Police.

The unidentified man was found in a state of undress, wearing only shorts. It could not be immediately determined whether the man was a foreigner or a local, reported The Phuket News.

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