Police Probe Fisherman Death After Body Found Off Rayong
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Ban Chang police are urgently investigating the death of a crew member from the fishing boat Manuthong 5 who fell overboard on October 28. His body was discovered floating at sea more than five days later and brought ashore at Wat Phla beach on October 31. The corpse was decomposed with a bruise on the head resembling a blow from a hard object.
On November 1, Pol. Col. Apichanan Watthanawarangkun, Superintendent of Rayong Provincial Police, together with Pol. Lt. Col. Thanon Sak Kamat, Chief of Ban Chang Police Station, and Pol. Capt. Naruphon Tabongthong, Deputy Superintendent of Ban Chang Police Station, rushed to investigate the crew member's death. They conducted a scene reenactment and gathered witness testimony and evidence to establish the facts.
After the employer reported to Marine Department Region 1 that a crew member named Tu Ya Ong had fallen overboard on October 28, officials searched near the shore but did not find him. On October 31, local fishermen discovered the body floating at sea and towed it to Wat Phla beach. The body was initially decomposed with a bruised wound on the head similar to being struck by a hard object.
Later, at Chon Sam San pier, police boarded the Manuthong 5 to reenact the incident and conduct inspections. They interviewed involved parties including the boat owner's brother, the captain, and crew members, and collected witness testimony and evidence for the investigation. Police are currently examining all evidence in detail to uncover the truth and cause of the incident according to procedure.
