A German tourist whose family lost contact with him after he arrived in Thailand had left the country 10 days ago, crossing into Laos from the northernmost province of Chiang Rai, the Tourist Police Bureau said on Thursday.
Pol Maj Gen Apichat Suriboonya, the bureau spokesman, said Timothy Benjamin Pösel arrived in the country on Aug 16 and his family said they had its last communication with him on Aug 20.
He said that Mr Pösel left the country through the Chiang Saen immigration checkpoint in Chiang Rai on Sept 5. The border checkpoint supervises cross-border travel through the fourth Thai-Lao friendship bridge.
The spokesman said the man was a frequent visitor to Thailand, last arriving on Aug 16.