Dutch man found dead off Phuket

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Published: 13 Jan 2013 at 16.48
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The body of a 26-year-old Dutch man was found floating in the sea off Patong beach in Phuket’s Kathu district on Sunday morning.

Photo by Achadtaya Chuenniran

The man, later identified as Stephan Henricus Maria Buczynski, was spotted in the water about 500 metres from the famous beach opposite Phuket Graceland Resort & Spa on Thaweewong Road by long-tailed boats and jet ski operators at about 8.30am.

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txapi
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Discussion 5 : 13 Jan 2013 at 20.065
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Suicide.
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Victor
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Discussion 4 : 13 Jan 2013 at 17.554
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Most likely he was hit by speed boat.
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Discussion 3 : 13 Jan 2013 at 17.423
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"They are also considering whether he may have been murdered elsewhere and his body dumped into the sea off Patong beach."

Found with a huge some of cash in euro's and Bath,......
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Discussion 2 : 13 Jan 2013 at 17.312
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Probably one of the boat guys that were helping were the one that hit him. All beaches in Thailand need to have a roped off area strictly for swimmers and any boat caught inside it needs to be impounded and the owner fined.
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Discussion 1 : 13 Jan 2013 at 17.101
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another tourist life was lost in the land of smile. sure enough invistigation by police will end as accident if not suicide.
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