Diver 'not killed' on Koh Tao, police saySURAT THANI: Local authorities have insisted that a Japanese scuba diving instructor who was found dead 17 years ago on Koh Tao was not murdered. They made the remarks after a user of the Facebook account named Koh Tao Death Island posted videos about the death of the Japanese scuba instructor. However, Pol Maj Gen Sathit Pholphinit, chief of Surat Thani Provincial Police, said an investigation by Koh Tao police in Koh Phangan district concluded the Japanese diving instructor died in 2004, but was not murdered. She was a tourist visiting Koh Tao and rented a house on the hill near Moo 2 of Ban Mae Hat in tambon Koh Tao in Koh Phangan district, Pol Maj Gen Sathit said. Koh Phangan district chief Poonsak Sophonpatumrat said the Koh Tao Death Island Facebook page belonged to a group of foreigners whose motive is to revive and dig up incidents that happened on Koh Tao in the past.

Source: Bangkok Post November 21, 2021 07:27 UTC