KOH PHANGAN — Tourist police on Koh Phangan located a 32-year-old Indian visitor with a heart condition after he went missing for several days, following a request for assistance from the Indian Embassy in Bangkok, officials said Friday.
Pol. Lt. Winij Boonchit of the Koh Phangan Tourist Police said officers were alerted on December 4 that the man, identified as Harsh, had lost contact with his family, raising concern due to his underlying arrhythmia.
Police traced his movements to a local hotel where he had stayed from November 22 until checking out on December 2. After distributing his information and searching key tourist areas, officers found him sitting alone on Haad Rin beach, appearing disoriented. He was later reunited with relatives who had traveled to the island to help look for him.
Despite the reunion, Harsh initially refused to return to India, citing family issues. Tourist police spent hours persuading him until he agreed to travel home for medical care.
Before departing, he embraced officers in tears to thank them for their help and asked for a final moment to sit by the sea. Police later assisted him onto a ferry to Koh Samui, where he was scheduled to catch a flight home.
His family and the Indian Embassy expressed deep gratitude, saying they plan to encourage more Indian tourists to visit Thailand, citing confidence in local safety and law enforcement.
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