SATUN - A Chinese tourist has drowned while swimming in the sea off an island in the Tarutao National Marine Park in this southern province. A little later, his friends noticed he had been floating face-up for a long time. They called local marine police who took him to Satun Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after. Pol Lt Col Charnwit Srirai, chief of Koh Lipe police in Muang district, said the incident was reported about 1am on Friday. The dead man had arrived in the area with six friends on Thursday, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post November 18, 2016 10:21 UTC