Patong, Thailand: Tourists warned of risk of drowning alert

A British tourist, age unknown, drowned earlier today (July 24) at a Patong beach [Phuket] in close proximity to where two other tourists, one an American and one from Mainland China, drowned in recent weeks. Tragically, the drowning of the British tourist occurred before 0830 hours, when lifeguards are posted. Sadly, the British drowning victim is the eighth drowning on Phuket’s west coast beaches since May 18. Four of those deaths have occurred at Patong beach; three of them close to the intersection of Soi Chaloem Phrakiat Road and Thaweewong Road. Read article