Chalong Police reported that officers were called to a property at a housing estate in Moo 5, Rawai, at 11am, where they discovered the body of the 58-year-old Russian man* lying face up on a bed. His body was still wet when officers arrived, police confirmed.
The man’s wife told police that she had last seen him at around 7am. She said she later went back to sleep, and was woken up around 10am by the housekeeper, who told her the victim had been found in the pool.
The man was pulled from the water and placed on the bed before police were called, Chalong Police noted in their report.
Investigators confirmed that no signs of struggle or assault were found in the room or on the body.
Officers from Chalong Police, together with a forensic doctor from Vachira Phuket Hospital and Phuket Forensic Police, conducted the examination at the scene.
The man’s body was sent to Vachira Phuket Hospital for post-mortem examination to confirm the cause of death. Chalong Police have recorded the case for further investigation.
Pol Col Rungrit Rattanaphakdee, Superintendent of Chalong Police, said officers are continuing to collect evidence while awaiting the post-mortem results.
* The Phuket News is withholding the man’s name until it has been confirmed other members of his family have been notified.