Dugong Found Dead in Krabi

By
Goongnang Suksawat
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Krabi –

A dugong was found dead near an island in Nuea Klong.

The Thai Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) told the Phuket Express that a dugong was found dead near a pier at the Pu Island (Crab Island) in Koh Sri Boya over the past weekend. An autopsy was conducted on Monday (November 18th).

She was a female teenage dugong. Her body was still fresh when she was found. No outside wounds were found on her. Some seagrass was found inside her intestines and no other objects were found. Her cause of death is diseases from lung and heart issues before she drowned.

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Goongnang Suksawat
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.