Watch Shop Owner, 70, Found Dead in Canal
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The body of a 70-year-old watch shop owner has been found floating in a canal in Samut Songkhram, after his family posted a missing person notice on October 26. Police Lieutenant Colonel Niphat Kosakun, Deputy Superintendent (Investigation) of Mueang Samut Songkhram Police Station, received a report of a man's body floating in a canal in Soi Kula Food, Village 1, Ban Prok Subdistrict, Mueang District. He inspected the scene with rescuers from the Sawang Benjarat Samut Songkhram Foundation. The deceased was identified as Somwang, 70, who had been reported missing by relatives. His son confirmed the identity. The first discoverer, 33-year-old Khatawut, said he was shrimp fishing by the canal when he noticed an object floating mid-canal; initially thinking it was a log, he moved to another spot and saw the object drifting closer, resembling a human back. He called acquaintances at a nearby som tam shop to help look, and they confirmed it was a body, then notified authorities. Somwang was the owner of 'Phet Samut Watch Shop' and had recently shown signs of memory loss. His family had posted a missing person notice after he left home, until his body was found in the canal. Police have not yet concluded the cause of death—whether an accidental fall or other causes—and will investigate further.
