Australian tourist found dead in Thai hotel room
The tourist, reportedly aged in his early 20s, was discovered by a hotel staff member in the district of Tambon Thepkrasattri on the holiday island of Phuket on Wednesday morning, local time.
Police were called around 10am, local time, and found the man in bed wearing a black T-shirt and holding a mobile phone, The Phuket News reported.
A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed an Australian had died.
'The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who died in Thailand,' the spokesperson said on Thursday night.
The holidaymaker, who is yet to be formally identified, was born in India and had an Australian passport, according to Reuters.
There were bandages on the man's elbow and wrist. His friends told local authorities the injuries were from a recent motorcycle accident, The Phuket News said.
Police said there were no signs of assault or a break-in in the room.
'I saw him lying there with a mobile phone resting on his chest. He was still on a call with someone. The line hadn't been disconnected, and he had died like that. There were no signs of struggle or anything suspicious,' police lieutenant colonel Thanom Thongpaen told Reuters.
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