PHUKET — An 84-year-old German tourist was found dead in his hotel room near Kamala Beach after a friend reported being unable to reach him, Phuket police said Monday.
Deputy Inspector Surasit Wandee of the Kamala police station said officers were called to the hotel around 7 p.m. Sunday, November 30. Staff and police entered the room through the balcony after a housekeeper discovered the door was locked from the inside with a chain.
The body of the man, identified as Lothar, from Kranz, Germany, was found kneeling at the foot of the bed with his hands and head resting on the mattress, police said. He was shirtless and appeared to have been dead for several hours.
The Myanmar housekeeper, identified as Soe, told police she had knocked on the door in the morning to clean the room but received no answer. Later in the evening, a foreign friend of the visitor informed the hotel that he could not reach him by phone. When staff attempted to unlock the door, the chain prevented it from opening, prompting the housekeeper to climb down from the fourth floor fire escape to reach the balcony and look inside.
Police said there were no signs of a struggle or forced entry, and medication for cholesterol and high blood pressure was found in the room. An autopsy was conducted with a forensic physician from Vachira Phuket Hospital. Authorities have notified the German Embassy to contact the man’s relatives.
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