Skeleton Found on Phuket Beach, Possibly an Indonesian Man

Phuket –

Parts of a human skeleton were found on a beach in Wichit with authorities also finding a wallet possibly identifying the deceased as a young Indonesian fisherman.

The Wichit Police were notified of the skeleton on Sunday (July 28th) on a beach at the Din Sor Cape on the Bo Rae-Khao Khad Road. They and medical staffers from the Vachira Phuket Hospital arrived at the beach shortly after the alert.

The skeleton remains were part of a human pelvis and upper leg bones. A doctor believes that the remains was a man. He died at least eight weeks before his remains were found. However, his age is unable to be identified.

Fifty meters from the scene police found a wallet. Inside, they found the identification card of a citizen from Aceh province, Indonesia, and a licensed fisherman card. Those cards identified the suspect as Mr. MUZAKKIR, Date of birth 05-03-1996.

The full name of the victim was withheld.

Police are continuing their investigation to identify the body and are contacting the Indonesian embassy to work on contacting possible relatives. They are also still investigating what led to the death of the victim.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for five years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.