Police said they arrived at the beach at 8:20am to find the man, identified as ‘Mr Naser’, unconscious among the rocks at the southern end of the beach.
Police and rescue workers had been called to the beach by the owner of a nearby resort, where the Kuwaiti man had been staying for the past three months.
According to police, Mr Naser had been socialising with two Thai friends the night before the incident.
Witnesses reported that around 7am on Saturday, Mr Naser went to swim in the sea, despite his companions’ efforts to dissuade him. Shortly afterward, he was seen drowning.
One of his friends entered the water and managed to pull Mr Naser to shore. However, he was unconscious and unresponsive, and his friends were unable to locate a pulse.
A foreign tourist in the area attempted CPR, but also was unable to revive him.
When rescue workers from a local foundation arrived, they said they had detected a faint pulse and immediately rushed Mr Naser to Thalang Hospital.
However, hospital staff later confirmed that Mr Naser had been pronounced dead.