Thai police said they are waiting for the post-mortem results after Dax Baker, 34, was found lifeless next to a plant box near Chamni Norakan Market in Chiang Mai on June 9
A British tourist has been found dead in a park in northern Thailand.
Dax Baker, 34, was discovered lying lifeless next to a plant box at a park near Chamni Norakan Market in Chiang Mai province on June 9 afternoon.
Cops said there were no wounds or signs of assault found on his body. A foil packet containing an unknown substance was found near his body.
Police said the Brit had been staying at a nearby apartment. His body was taken to the Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital for a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Thanongsak Janjuakwa of the Mueang Chiang Mai Police Station said: “Currently, we still cannot identify the cause of his death as we have to wait for the autopsy results from the hospital, which will take around two weeks.
“We do not know whether he was drunk or not. The doctor speculated that he had died approximately four or five hours before our arrival. We could not detect any alcohol odour from him.”
Last month, a British backpacker was found dead in a drain whilst on vacation in Thailand. Theo Bailey, believed to be 31, went missing while on a pub crawl with his long-term girlfriend, Chantal Xerri. It is believed the pair got drunk with other holidaymakers on the island of Koh Tao on March 18 before he vanished. He was sadly found lifeless in a shallow water drainage ditch the following day outside the Roctapus diving centre. Police believe he had been in the drain for several hours before he was located. His phone is said to have also been missing.
The couple were pictured laughing while drinking from buckets of alcohol at a local bar. Theo and Chantal had empty shot glasses in one picture while in another, the man had removed his top and photobombed another group. Others at the same event were seen inhaling nitrous oxide, or hippy crack, and there was a raucous drag performance, with drunken tourists joining in dancing provocatively.
However, Theo, who had been with his partner Chantal, a teacher from Chelmsford, Essex, went missing at some point during the boozy night out. Tragically, he was found dead the next afternoon. The authorities said that the case “was still open”, however, no arrests have been made at this time. Thai police said they are waiting for the post-mortem results.