3 September 2023 at 12:53 PUBLISHED
PHUKET: According to provincial holiday police chief Pol Lt Col Sakarin Anusamansakul, the body of a young Kyrgyz holiday who vanished on Friday washed up on Nai Yang shore in the Thalang district on Sunday night.
On Friday night, Dmitriy Rochsha, 18, of Kazakhstan, and a colleague went swimming in the water off Nai Yang shore in tambon Sakhu.
His colleague went back to the beach by himself and asked for assistance from the locals, claiming Rochsha had vanished. A group of local authorities launched a search and rescue vision after the incident was reported to the police.
Due to a storm and large waves, the research was called off at around 8.30 p.m.
The tambon Sakhu management organization opened a research center at Nai Yang shore on Saturday night. To continue the search, two rubber boats and a team of 13 firefighters were sent out to hunt the beach. Due to bad weather, the research was abandoned at 3.40 p.m.
According to Pol Lt. Col. Sakarin, the missing man’s relatives arrived in Phuket on Saturday.
On Sunday night, the body of the Kazakh tourist was discovered washed up on Nai Yang Beach. After being located, the body was taken to Thalang Hospital for an examination.
According to Pol Lt. Col. Sakarin, the Kazakh embassy was informed.