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Jordan Wright Found Dead in Phuket as Thai Police Investigate Cause

Investigators await forensic results following CCTV evidence of agitated behavior outside his hotel.

Overview

  • Wright failed to check out on March 13 and was reported missing by hotel staff.
  • His body was discovered on March 14 in a drainage canal near Bang Tao Beach by a Myanmar worker.
  • Choeng Thale Police found no signs of forced entry in his hotel room and reported no immediate evidence of violence.
  • CCTV captured him appearing agitated outside the COCO Phuket Bangtao Beach hotel before leaving toward nearby fields with no camera coverage.
  • Autopsy and toxicology at Vachira Phuket Hospital are pending, and reports conflict on where his phone was found.