Tha Chatchai Police Station reported that the woman, identified as Kanokkan Wongchan, had jumped from the Khok Kloi side of the Sarasin Bridge into the channel of fast-moving water separating Phuket from the mainland at about 4:45pm on Thursday.
Rescue teams had been conducting a search operation since the incident, and finally discovered her body among mangroves in Moo 3, Mai Khao, at about 3:30pm yesterday (July 6).
Rescue workers at the scene transported the body to the pier in front of Wat Tha Chatchai before taking it to Thalang Hospital.
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