Nepalese man locates father's body in Thailand 10 years after tsunami

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2014
Nepalese man locates father's body in Thailand 10 years after tsunami

Bangkok (dpa) -- A Nepalese man has identified his father's remains in Thailand 10 years after he died during the Indian Ocean Tsunami, officials said Friday.

Police officials in Thailand's Phang Nga Province confirmed that the Nepalese man had travelled to the area and exhumed his father's body.
The man was only 9 years old when his father disappeared during the tragic event which claimed more than 5,000 lives in Thailand.
The now 19-year-old had reached out to local authorities and provided a DNA sample which was matched to his father's.