M'sian tourist dies after falling from hotel building in Phuket
Thai police said the victim was part of a group that arrived in Phuket on Thursday. (AP pic)
PETALING JAYA : A 25-year-old man from Selangor died after reportedly falling from a hotel building on the Thai resort island of Phuket yesterday morning.
Thai police said the victim arrived in Phuket on Thursday with a group of more than 20 Malaysians, Bernama reported.
He had been assigned to share a hotel room with three friends.
'At about 1am on Friday (local time), police received a report from hotel staff that a tourist had fallen from the building,' said the police report.
The man was confirmed dead at a hospital in Patong from severe head injuries.
The Malaysian consulate in Songkhla confirmed the incident and said the body was claimed by the victim's family this morning.
'The consulate assisted in transporting the remains from Patong district to Sadao province by road (and then) to the Bukit Kayu Hitam border.
'The family is scheduled to bring the body to Sungai Buloh for burial arrangements,' the consulate said, adding that it also helped facilitate the burial permit in Malaysia.
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