A Russian tourist has been found dead on Chaweng Beach in Koh Samui after being swept into the sea on Friday.
Bo Phut police were notified by a hotel about the body of a woman that had washed ashore at 11 p.m. on Saturday. Local police, tourist police, a duty doctor from Koh Samui Hospital, and rescue volunteers responded to the scene, discovering the body of 24-year-old Kamilla Beliatskaia from Russia.
Beliatskaia and a man had been reported missing after slipping off the rocks at the Lad Koh viewpoint on Friday amid strong waves. The location where her body was found was about one kilometer from where she had fallen into the sea.
Pol Maj Acharee Wutthiwattana and Pol Maj Booncherd Maneechai, inspectors at Bo Phut station, confirmed the victim’s identity through her close friend, who was only identified as Grey. An autopsy is being conducted at the hospital on the island.
Police believe that only Beliatskaia drowned. Initially, two people were reported missing, but after reviewing CCTV footage and speaking with witnesses, they have concluded that she was the sole victim.
