French Tourist Dies After Drowning at Bang Tao Beach, Phuket
A 55-year-old French tourist drowned while swimming at Bang Tao Beach in Phuket on August 16 and died at Thalang Hospital despite rescue efforts and CPR.
A 55-year-old French tourist drowned while swimming at Bang Tao Beach in Phuket. Officials responded to the incident and pulled him from the water, then handed him over to rescue personnel who performed CPR and rushed him to Thalang Hospital. However, he died shortly after arrival. At 5 p.m. on August 16, 2569, officers from Chiang Thalae Police Station in Phuket received reports of a swimmer drowning near Bang Tao Beach, behind a mosque in Chiang Thalae Subdistrict, Thalang District, Phuket. Police and rescue personnel responded immediately. Upon arrival, officials had already retrieved the 55-year-old French national from the water with no visible injuries. Rescue teams from Chiang Thalae Municipality and Thalang Hospital performed CPR and transported him urgently to Thalang Hospital, but the man died shortly after. The preliminary cause is drowning. Investigators and medical personnel conducted an initial autopsy before the body was sent to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a full autopsy to determine the definitive cause of death.
