Foreign tourist drowns off Chaweng beach, Koh Samui
Source: Khaosod
KOH SAMUI:-- An elderly Frenchman has died after drowning in waters off Chaweng beach.
Mr Spengler, 79, is thought to have died after getting into difficulty in shallow water on Sunday.
According to a waiter at the Relax Resort, the man had been staying in a bungalow at the resort since 22 September, reports Khaosod.
The waiter said he saw Mr Spengler drinking at the restaurant of the resort before walking to the beach to presumably go swimming.
A short time later, the waiter said he pulled the man from water after he saw him laying face down and motionless.
The elderly man was taken to the Thai International Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
After searching the man’s room, officers from Bophut police station found medication used to treat asthma and therefore believe the man had an asthma attack in the sea before drowning.
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