A British backpacker has been found dead in a drain, while on holiday with his girlfriend in Thailand. The man, believed to be 31-years-old, went missing while on a pub crawl on the island of Koh Tao.
It has been reported that the couple got drunk with others on holiday on March 18, before he vanished.
According to authorities, he was found dead in a shallow water drainage ditch the following day outside the Roctapus diving centre, and police believe he had been there for ‘several hours’ before being found.
His phone is also reportedly missing.
Local police sayd the case ‘is still open’, but no arrests have been made.
Thai police said they are waiting for the post-mortem results.
The Brit was found near to Sairee Beach, near to where two other British backpackers were found dead in 2014. Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were killed there in the September.
The British backpackers were bludgeoned to death by two Burmese bar workers, Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun. The two killers, both 29 at the time, were issued the death penalty following an investigation. However, a decade later they called for a review into their case.
Due to the violent reputation of the island, it was dubbed ‘Death Island’ shortly afterwards.
We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
For the latest news and breaking news visit: /news
Stay up to date with all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.
Follow our social media accounts here on facebook.com/DailyExpress and @daily_express
