Overview
- A German friend discovered the body around 12:30pm after checking an unusually quiet yacht and alerted staff at a nearby hotel.
- Police said the body was significantly decomposed and the man was believed to have been dead for about two days before discovery.
- Forensic officers reported no signs of a struggle or ransacking, though investigators have not ruled out an unnatural cause.
- Wichit Police collected evidence at the scene and sent the remains to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
- British and Australian consular officials were notified to assist with repatriation, and locals said the man had lived on the yacht for about a decade, traveling between Phuket and Malaysia.