Funeral held for drowned Russian yoga influencer
published : 5 Dec 2024 at 07:17
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Supapong Chaolan
A funeral for a Russian woman swept out to sea while practising yoga sitting on a seaside rock last week was held on Koh Samui on Wednesday.
The dead woman was reported by Thai media to be an internet yoga influencer and aspiring actress.
The body of 24-year-old Kamilla Belyatskaya was discovered on Chaweng Beach about 11pm on Nov 30, the day after she disappeared. The dead woman was identified by her boyfriend, who had travelled with her to Thailand for a holiday.
According to Bo Phut police, CCTV footage showed her practising yoga while sitting on a rock at Lad Koh scenic spot before a storm wave swept her into the sea.
A report said she had earlier posted online that the island felt like home and was one of her most favourite places on Earth.
Her father has arrived in Thailand to collect her belongings and take her body home.
The funeral was held at Wat Si Thaweep in tambon Ang Thong of the southern province of Surat Thani.
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- aspiring (adj): wanting to start the career or activity that is mentioned - ที่ต้องการ, ที่ปรารถนาให้ถึงจุดหมาย
- belongings: the things you own - ข้าวของเครื่องใช้
- drown: to sink under water and die - จมน้ำ
- funeral: a ceremony that takes place after someone dies - งานศพ
- identified (verb): named, searched for a discovered - ระบุ
- influencer (noun): a person who influencers, i.e., a person who has the power to make somebody/something behave in a particular way - คนที่มีอิทธิพล
- practise: to do something regularly, often according to a custom, religion or set of rules, or as a habit - ทำตามหลักทางศาสนา
- scenic: providing beautiful views of nature - สวยงามอย่างธรรมชาติ
- yoga: a set of physical and mental exercises, Indian in origin, which is intended to give control over the body and mind - ระบบการบริหารร่างกายและการควบคุมลมหายใจ
