Four more bodies of foreign divers were discovered in the sunken boat in Phuket while the family of an Austrian diver collected the body from hospital. The Austrian Consul from Bangkok led the family of Gabrielle Jetzinger, who died in the boat accident in Phuket on Sunday night, to collect her body from Wachira Hospital in Phuket city on Wednesday morning. Mrs. Jetzinger was among seven people who were missing after the accident. Her body was found on Tuesday morning. After that the family was led to Phuket police for legal procedures and to confirm her belongings such as a watch and ring. A TAT official in Phuket said the family wishes to have a simple Buddhist service for her in Phuket. Meanwhile Japanese Embassy officials are also working with police to have the family of a victim confirm the identification according to police processes yesterday afternoon. At about 4 pm yesterday Andaman News also got confirmation from Phuket Governor Mr. Preecha Ruangjan that scuba diving teams from Dive Asia have discovered the sunken boat with four people trapped in their cabins. Two were believed to be Austrian and two were Swiss nationals. The team however has to wait until this morning (Thursday) to recover the bodies from the boat due to its bad condition. This leaves two people missing: one Thai and one Japanese. This morning 4 scuba divers and staff from Kusoltham Foundation left Rasada port with a marine police boat TOR 814 to rescue the 4 bodies. It is expected to be a …
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