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A train driver spotted a monk's body floating in the Pra Phong River beneath a railway bridge in Prachinburi on October 19. The corpse, face down and wearing only a saffron robe, displayed a tiger tattoo on the chest and abrasions indicating it had been in the water for at least two days. Police have taken the body to Kabin Buri Hospital while they work to identify the monk and determine the cause of death.

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A train driver reported seeing a monk's body floating in the Pra Phong River under a railway bridge in Prachinburi. The corpse was face down, clothed only in a robe, bore a tiger tattoo on the chest, and showed signs of having been in the water for at least two days. No identification was found, and the body was sent to Kabin Buri Hospital for further investigation.

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