Singaporean dies after massage on Phuket beach

Following death occurred over the weekend as a result of a massage.

Tourists enjoy Patong Beach in Phuket. (Photo: Phuket Public Relations Office)
Tourists enjoy Patong Beach in Phuket. ( Photo: Phuket Public Relations Office )

A Singaporean who was on vacation in Phuket passed away shortly after a long body massage at Patong Beach in the Kathu region, according to police.

Around 11.03pm on Saturday, Patong police chief Pol Col Chalermchai Hernsawad reported that a beach massage shop had informed the police that a Malaysian tourist had a problem there.

Lee Mun Tuck, 52, had been given an fuel body massage on the beach for 45 minutes, he had relaxed after the company and then stopped breathing, he said.

After the man was given CPR but failed to awaken, the treatment buy requested assistance from the officers and medical personnel.

Lee’s family, according to Pol Col Chalermchai, said she would not let an autopsy and that she was returning his body for religious rites.

The name of the treatment factory was not disclosed.

Over the weekend, there was a second fatality involving treatment. A luk thung-mor lee song died on Sunday after three massage sessions, two of them to her chest.