Cameroonian footballer drowns in Bangsaphan

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PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, June 22 (TNA) – A Cameroonian footballer was found dead on Monday morning in the southern resort province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, some 300 kilometres southwest of Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand.

Elias Yannick, 21, was presumed drowned in Ao Bo Thonglang beach in Bang Saphan District. He was discovered in a sports outfit with cuts and scratches on his face.

According to the initial investigation, the victim came to Thailand to join a Thai university team from Pathum Thani province in Division 2.

On Sunday evening, Mr. Yannick participated in a friendship football match at Dongmaingam School’s field. He later went to swim at the beach using a float and then disappeared while swimming. During the evening more than a dozen of the victim’s Thai friends and local officials searched for his body until it was found the next morning.

Cameroon has no embassy in Bangkok, but the authorities will contact the embassy handling Cameroonian interests in Thailand to collect his body. (TNA)

Source: MCOT

[Spitfire]

He was discovered in a sports outfit with cuts and scratches on his face.

That's the odd bit. Can't read too much into it but sounds a bit strange.

[PeteC]

The fact that he apparently went into the sea with a sports outfit on (assume warm-up's) could have lead to his demise, float devise or not.

If he tossed around near shore with the tide all night, I can see how the sand/debris could cut him up.

It is sad and the whole thing unusual though. Pete