Australian traveller found dead at Thai hotel

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An Australian man has been found dead, with a mobile phone on his chest, in a hotel room on the Thai holiday island of Phuket.
Hotel staff found the body of a man in his early 20s on Wednesday morning, according to Reuters and local media.
The man had been in a recent motorcycle crash and had died with his mobile phone on his chest, according to media reports.
Police lieutenant colonel Thanom Thongpaen said the man was still on a call when the body was discovered.
"The line hadn't been disconnected and he had died like that. There were no signs of struggle or anything suspicious," he told Reuters.
"It appeared he had been on the call for about 12 hours. The phone screen had gone dark, but we could still see the call duration and confirm he was on a call."
His arm was bandaged.
Authorities are yet to release the name of the man, who was born in India but has an Australian passport.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who died in Thailand, a spokeswoman said.
"Owing to our privacy obligations, we are unable to provide further comment," the spokeswoman said.
with Reuters
An Australian man has been found dead, with a mobile phone on his chest, in a hotel room on the Thai holiday island of Phuket.
Hotel staff found the body of a man in his early 20s on Wednesday morning, according to Reuters and local media.
The man had been in a recent motorcycle crash and had died with his mobile phone on his chest, according to media reports.
Police lieutenant colonel Thanom Thongpaen said the man was still on a call when the body was discovered.
"The line hadn't been disconnected and he had died like that. There were no signs of struggle or anything suspicious," he told Reuters.
"It appeared he had been on the call for about 12 hours. The phone screen had gone dark, but we could still see the call duration and confirm he was on a call."
His arm was bandaged.
Authorities are yet to release the name of the man, who was born in India but has an Australian passport.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who died in Thailand, a spokeswoman said.
"Owing to our privacy obligations, we are unable to provide further comment," the spokeswoman said.
with Reuters
An Australian man has been found dead, with a mobile phone on his chest, in a hotel room on the Thai holiday island of Phuket.
Hotel staff found the body of a man in his early 20s on Wednesday morning, according to Reuters and local media.
The man had been in a recent motorcycle crash and had died with his mobile phone on his chest, according to media reports.
Police lieutenant colonel Thanom Thongpaen said the man was still on a call when the body was discovered.
"The line hadn't been disconnected and he had died like that. There were no signs of struggle or anything suspicious," he told Reuters.
"It appeared he had been on the call for about 12 hours. The phone screen had gone dark, but we could still see the call duration and confirm he was on a call."
His arm was bandaged.
Authorities are yet to release the name of the man, who was born in India but has an Australian passport.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who died in Thailand, a spokeswoman said.
"Owing to our privacy obligations, we are unable to provide further comment," the spokeswoman said.
with Reuters
An Australian man has been found dead, with a mobile phone on his chest, in a hotel room on the Thai holiday island of Phuket.
Hotel staff found the body of a man in his early 20s on Wednesday morning, according to Reuters and local media.
The man had been in a recent motorcycle crash and had died with his mobile phone on his chest, according to media reports.
Police lieutenant colonel Thanom Thongpaen said the man was still on a call when the body was discovered.
"The line hadn't been disconnected and he had died like that. There were no signs of struggle or anything suspicious," he told Reuters.
"It appeared he had been on the call for about 12 hours. The phone screen had gone dark, but we could still see the call duration and confirm he was on a call."
His arm was bandaged.
Authorities are yet to release the name of the man, who was born in India but has an Australian passport.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who died in Thailand, a spokeswoman said.
"Owing to our privacy obligations, we are unable to provide further comment," the spokeswoman said.
with Reuters