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French tourist dies in waterfall plunge

SURAT THANI: A French tourist has died and another was seriously injured when they fell off a steep waterfall on Koh Samui while trekking on a path that is notorious for fatal accidents.

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By Bangkok Post

Tuesday 1 September 2015 09:43 AM


The Namuang Waterfall in Koh Samui. Photo: Maksim Sundukov

The Namuang Waterfall in Koh Samui. Photo: Maksim Sundukov

Jeremy Marratche, 22, was yesterday (August 31) taken to hospital on the island in Surat Thani with serious injuries, while rescuers spent more than two hours retrieving the body of his 24-year-old friend, Florian Bourdla, 24, at Na Muang waterfall.

An initial inspection found Bourdla had succumbed to a severe head injury while Mr Marratche sustained a broken leg, hand and ribs in the accident.

He has been referred to Bangkok Hospital Samui.

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