Police suspect headless corpse is missing Diveevolution scuba instructor
by LUTHER MONROE @ CDNN - Cyber Diver News Network
June 22, 2009
PATTAYA, Thailand — A headless corpse that washed up on the beach near Pattaya could be a scuba diving instructor who disappeared in May.
Police told CDNN the body was found by local fishermen about two miles south of Koh Rong.
The location where the remains were found is in the same general area where a Diveevolution scuba diving accident resulted in the death of 25-year-old student diver, Pote Sawangwongseri, and the disappearance of 35-year-old scuba diving instructor, Wiwat Thiraronkorrakul, who worked for the Pattaya-based dive shop.
Police said an initial examination of the remains indicated the victim died recently but not less than one month ago.
Authorities said an autopsy will be performed to determine the identity of the victim.
Police have contacted relatives of the missing Diveevolution employee to help with the identification of the remains.
Pote Sawangwongseri, 25, died and Wiwat Tiraronkornkul, 35, is missing after a scuba diving accident at HardDeep off the coast of Pattaya.
