PHUKET — A 33-year-old Mexican-Canadian tourist died after falling from the ninth floor of a Patong hotel just hours after checking in on Tuesday, police said.
Police were called at 1:50 p.m. on December 9 after staff at the hotel on Thaweewong Road in Kathu district found the woman’s body in the parking area, said Police Capt. Channarong Prakongkuea of Patong Police Station. Officers from Phuket Tourist Police, the provincial Tourist Assistance Center and a forensic doctor from Vachira Phuket Hospital joined the investigation.
Hotel staff told police the woman, identified only as Miss Denise, held dual Mexican and Canadian passports and had checked in alone at 1:30 p.m. for a one-night stay. She was scheduled to check out on December 10.
Investigators said they found her sandals placed on the balcony of her room in a manner that suggested she had stepped out before falling.
Police notified the Mexican Embassy, and the body was transferred from Patong Hospital to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a full autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Authorities noted that similar fatal falls involving foreign tourists staying in high-rise, sea-view hotels have occurred in both Phuket and Pattaya in recent years.
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