A box containing evidence found in the sea off Koh Tao is sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine from Surat Thani airport on Friday, to see if any of it belonged to missing tourist Valentina Novozhyonova. (Photo by Supapong Chaolan)SURAT THANI - Tissue, bone samples and diving gear found in the sea off Koh Tao have been sent to Bangkok for DNA checks as investigators try to shed light on what happened to a Russian tourist missing since the middle of last month. Forensic specialists will need about a week to confirm whether they match DNA samples collected from the Koh Tao Hostel where Valentina Novozhyonova stayed. Police investigators believe Ms Novozhyonova drowned while diving in waters off the island in Koh Phangan district. Police and volunteer divers continued searching the bay on Friday in hope of finding clues to her fate.

Source: Bangkok Post March 10, 2017 07:52 UTC