Bodies of the two missing South Koreans found under boat wreck
The bodies of a South Korean man and woman, missing after a speedboat accident off Krabi on Sunday, were found yesterday, police said.
The woman, identified as An Sun Yang, 28, and a man identified as Go Min Woo, 31, went missing after the “Sea Star 29” speedboat that carried them and 40 other tourists to a Phuket pier crashed into a fishing boat in the Andaman Sea.
The bodies were found under the wreck of the speedboat between 3pm and 5pm yesterday.
The search was concluded yesterday evening and had covered Koh Phi Phi, Koh Kai and Koh Yao, while Krabi marine police inspector Pol Lt-Colonel Chaisit Khancharoen said the search was hampered by high waves.
Meanwhile, director of the Krabi branch of the Marine Department, Boonchao Tangsripaisal, sent officials to inspect tourist boats at tambon Ao Nang in Muang district to ensure safety and check operators’ licences and lifesaving equipment.
