At 6:30pm yesterday, Karon Police were called to Kata beach where the body of a young man had been found washed up. Police and Kusoldharm rescue workers arrived at the scene with Somsak Thongdonyod, a friend of the missing 18-year-old, Boonchiew Tongdonmuang.
Mr Somsak was able to confirm that the body was that of Mr Boonchiew, the man who had gone missing the previous day.
Pol Lt Col Kanan Somrak from Karon Police said, “At 2:37 pm on September 16, Karon police learned that Mr Boonchiew had gone missing when fishing on Pha Cape.
“Mr Somsak said that after he and his friends noticed that Mr Boontiew did not came back to the rocks from where he was fishing they went looking for him and asked workers from the Karon Tourist Rescue Centre for help. A number of rescue workers have been searching for Mr Boontiew since he went missing.”
The body of Mr Boonchiew was taken to Vachira Hospital.