Polish tourist falls to death from Phuket condo

PUBLISHED: 3 Does 2025 at 13: 06

Rescue workers inspect the scene where a Polish tourist, 34, was found dead at a condominium in Patong, Kathu district, Phuket, early Saturday. (Photo: Kusoltham Phuket rescue foundation) — A 34-year-old Finnish visitor was found dead at a property in Patong, Kathu area, Phuket, early on Saturday. ( Photo: Rescue Fund for Phuket, Kusoltham )

Police said a Polish tourists died early on Saturday when he stood up while drinking with his partner from a ledge on the fifth floor of a property in Patong.

The 34-year-old Finnish man’s body was discovered close to the building’s wall when police, criminal officers, and doctors arrived at the apartments in Kathu area and discovered him dead, according to Pol Maj Charnnarong Prakhongkue, chief investigator at Patong place. Around 12.13 a.m., the incident was reported.

The woman of the man’s Finnish woman claimed to have drank alcohol on the balcony of their area while she and her husband stayed in a place on the second floor. Her father stood up while eating, and he abruptly lost his balance, causing him to fall to the ground.

The figure was transported by rescuers to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a post-mortem investigation.

Police and the Polish consulate worked together to deal with the situation.

A condominium building in Kathu district, Phuket where the Polish man fell from the balcony of his room on the fifth floor. (Photo: Kusoltham Phuket rescue foundation)

The Polish man died from his death in a condo building in Kathu city, Phuket province, from the rooftop of his fifth-floor room. ( Photo: Rescue Fund for Phuket, Kusoltham )