Body of missing tourist found
published : 31 Jul 2023 at 10:22
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Achadthaya Chuenniran
The body of a Senegalese tourist who went missing after going swimming off Freedom Beach in Phuket on Friday was recovered on Sunday morning.
The local mayor said the body of Cheikhonuna Ba, 22, was recovered by a team of lifeguards at about 6.50am after being washed ashore on Freedom Beach.
Police and rescue workers examined the area and sent the body to Vachira Phuket Hospital for an autopsy.
Lifeguards operating at various beaches have been instructed to remain vigilant, particularly during bad weather, for the safety of tourists, the mayor added.
After the Senegalese man went missing on Friday, searchers from the Karon municipality and other agencies were deployed on Saturday. They expanded the search area to Patong beach to the north and Karon beach about two kilometres south of Freedom Beach on the west coast of the tourist island, but to no avail.
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Vocabulary
- ashore: on land; towards, onto or on land, having come from an area of water such as the sea or a river - บนบก, เทียบฝั่ง, เกยฝั่ง
- autopsy: a medical examination of a dead person’s body to find out why they died - การชันสูตรศพ
- deploy: (of police, soldiers, government officials or equipment) to put in place ready for action - ส่ง ประจำการ.
- lifeguard (noun): a person who is employed at a beach or a swimming pool to rescue people who are in danger in the water - ผู้ดูแลความปลอดภัยในการทำกิจกรรมนันทนาการทางน้ำ และช่วบชีวิตคนตกน้ำ
- mayor: the most important elected official in a town or city - นายกเทศมนตรี
- municipality: a town, city or district with its own local government - เทศบาล
- recover (verb): to get something back (usually that has been lost or stolen) - ได้กลับคืนมา
- to no avail: without success - อย่างไร้ผล
- vigilant: always being careful to notice things, especially possible danger - ซึ่งระแวดระวัง, ซึ่งดูแลความปลอดภัย
