Body of Danish tourist falling off ferry returning from Koh Chang found today

Naval rescue workers today found the body of a 73-year-old Danish tourist after she fell into the sea from a ferry on the way to Koh Chang on Thursday night.

The Navy’s patrol vessel resumed the search for the tourist, Mrs Inge Lise Bjorck Nielsen, after calling it off at 2 am today after couldn’t locate her.

She was reported to have fallen off the ferry to the sea at 8.30 pm last night, about a kilometre off Dan Kao ferry pier in Koh Chang or half an hour after the ferry left Klong Yai in Laem Ngob district of Trat province at 7.30 pm.

She came with her husband from Bangkok on a holiday on Koh Chang.

Her body was sent to Koh Chang hospital for autopsy today.

Thai PBS

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