British tourist found dead in storm drain on Thai island

British tourist found dead in storm drain Thailand After getting lost on a family vacation.

The 37-year-old man, believed to be from Wiltshire, was last seen by relatives at around 10pm on Tuesday.

Reportedly went out drinking alone on the island Phuket and was found face down in shallow water around 9 a.m. the next morning.

Police and medical teams came to the scene, but it was determined that the person died.

Locals noticed a body floating in a shallow roadside puddle used to drain rainwater into the sea.

Police Captain Phongsathorn Phothong of Patong district police station said the man had been dead for about five or six hours when he was found.

Officers found the body inside a drainage pipe surrounded by a metal railing.

Police Captain Phongsathorn said: “We sent the tourist’s body to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a thorough examination. autopsy Determining the cause of death before returning it to the family for religious ceremonies.

“We checked the security camera and found that no one had attacked him.

“He entered the drainage canal alone around 04:00 and did not inform his family.

“I received a report from a resident that the body had been found before notifying the family.”

He said further investigation is needed to determine the cause of death and it is not yet known when the autopsy will be completed.

Local media reported that CCTV He had caught the man climbing over the metal barrier surrounding the sewer.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Contacted for comment.