Karon Police were informed of the discovery at 2:45pm.
Police and rescue workers soon organised a recovery mission, and with rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation using a rubber dinghy to recover the body and bring it ashore in front of the Nong Harn lake at Karon.
The body was described as that of a dark-skinned foreign woman about 25-30 years old. She was about 180cm tall and had short black curly hair. The woman was wearing a seashell necklace and shell bracelet on her right wrist. Her body was bereft of any clothing.
Officers found no signs of injury and no signs that the woman had been involved in a struggle. However, her body was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital for further examination.
At this stage police are working on the understanding that the woman drowned. Officers are hoping genetic testing will help identify the body.