'Missing’ British woman found at Krabi airport

A British woman who was reported to have gone missing while backpacking in Thailand was found Tuesday at the Krabi International Airport.

Police at the airport spotted Grace Talylor at the airport at noon.

The woman told police that she became confused and she felt she was under danger by a British person who could control her way of communications.

Police took her into custody pending an arrival of her parents who were travelling to the southern province.

Immigration record showed Taylor entered Thailand early this month and was scheduled to leave the kingdom on Sunday.

Independent online reported on Tuesday that her family were appealing online for help finding their daughter after she went missing.

Her family said Taylor, from Swanage in Dorset, was travelling alone and went missing on February 16 from her hostel in Pattaya.

The 21-year-old's mother, Sam Taylor, told Independent that she had made contact with her daughter on Monday morning who was in a "stressed and frightened state" and said she was worried “people were trying to hurt her.”

 

She has since gone missing again after failing to arrive at Krabi airport and board a flight booked by her family following the phone call, her mother said.

A family member is due to fly out to Thailand on Monday evening.

Writing on Facebook, the mother said, “Grace contacted us at 11am today from Ao Nang, she was very stressed and frightened saying that people were trying to hurt her and were following her and she wanted to come home.

“We calmed her down and booked her a flight from Krabi tonight but she never arrived at the airport by taxi and has gone missing again.

“We are desperately worried, all previous backpacker sightings have reported that she is disorientated and not of a good mental state [sic].

“Please can I reach out to the backpacker community once again to look out for her and get her safe. We are flying out tonight to come and bring her home.

Dorset police have said an investigation is underway and they are liaising with Interpol.

 A spokesman from the force said “We received a call on Sunday morning reporting a missing woman travelling alone in Thailand.

"The family haven't been able to speak to her since Tuesday, February 16.

"We are now liaising with Interpol and an investigation is underway."