Another Briton has been found dead on the Thai holiday island of Koh Tao and has been named as Luke Miller of Newport, Isle of Wight.
Miller is reported to have died yesterday after jumping into the pool attached to the Sunset bar and restaurant resort.
Police say they suspect no foul play.
“He must have climbed to the roof of a [nearby] DJ booth, jumped off, and his head hit the swimming pool floor, killing him.”
Police added that he may have been intoxicated at the time. There were cuts on his hands from they believe barbed wire as he climbed onto a DJs booth.
Miller had last posted on Facebook on December 31st New Year’s Eve after being chastised for his wild behaviour.
Luke was travelling with two friends who called themselves the ‘Three Musketeers’ for a five week holiday in Thailand and was clearly excited by the prospect.
He had even posted his travel booking.
In his last post he wrote as if he was travelling to the Full Moon party on Koh Phangan:
“Can honestly say this new year I am living the dream of to the full moon party on a speed boat drink cocktails strawberry daiquiris living life to the full yolo so let’s do this”.
But the day before along with three pictures he posted:
“What a 2 day bender on mushroom shakes shit has gone down lol loving life”
The Samui archipelgao is well known for its hallucinogenic ‘magic mushrooms’ which were also famously were featured in the film ‘Bridget Jones – The Edge of Reason’.
This was quickly followed by a post from Sara Cotton saying:
“That’s not being safe Luke Miller and James Gissing.”xxx don’t start me worrying again!!! Xxxx”.
His pal James Gissing had also been warned on Facebook:
“Smacking in the sun.. Like drinking in the sun only fucks u up more.”
A crowd funding site to repatriate Miller’s body had today raised over £4,000 of its £5000 target.
Koh Tao is of course where Hannah Witheridge from Norfolk and David Miller from Jersey were murdered last year and where questions still surround the death of Nick Pearson, 25, from Derby, who is reported to have drowned after falling into rocks last year. His parents believe the circumstances of his death were covered up.
On New Year’s Eve 2013/4 Stephen Ashton was shot dead on Koh Phangan when he was caught up in a fight between rival Thai groups.
Miller’s Facebook posts suggest there is no change to the free drugs culture on the island which is controlled by local Mafia who control local police.
Koh Tao is in the same district as Koh Phangan and is police from the larger island.
The FCO has stated that is it giving consular assistance to the family.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office gives the following warning for travellers to the Koh Samui Archipelago, but few seem to take the advice or even read it.
So, in sum, the Koh Tao mafia control the island – including the police. I guess its safe to say that the mafia: –
(a) consists of a handful of local families; and
(b) control the selling of alcohol and the bars on the island – plus the supply of other "substances."
And all the time the local cops dance to their tune.
Disgusting, disgraceful state of affairs.
Regrets to family and friends on a life cut short.
Kho Tao seems like a good place to avoid!
I think you're right, it seems to be full of out of control, drunk junkies.
Crazy
Some travellers come to Thailand thinking its a place where anything goes. Those are the ones who usually end up in trouble
No Boob, it seems to be full of out of control, corrupt cops.
Lived in Thailand 5 years, I HATED! the police over there, not 1 honest, hard working one amongst them. Lazy and corrupt as you can get.
went in a bar one night to see four Thai police officers drinking two bottles of Sang-Som (rum) and a bottle of red, and after they had finished went on patrol.
In the local papers (another day) a supposed off duty Thai officer was drunk in a bar where his girlfriend worked, started playing around with his gun and showed his GF one of the manoeuvres they do which involves a sort of headlock and putting the gun to their head. He had took the magazine out, but didn't take out the remaining bullet that's left inside the barrel. Pulled the trigger, blew his GF's head off and through his hand………
I could be here all day typing about these things I've witnessed, read and heard about, but it angers me too much just to think about. Like I said never came across a decent, hard, honest working police officer because they don't want any. Do you know that for them to get a higher position in rank (same in their military) they just have to pay for it? Yeah! that's right, you don't earn it by doing your actual job and doing heroic things like risking your own life to save another, nope! non of that, just have the money.
What I just said was all off topic. I think this lad was reckless and lost his life because of it, that happens a lot as well, most commonly from drink driving because you don't need a licence for riding a scooter, you just have to show your passport.
It's a different world over there and although the locals don't use it, use your COMMON SENSE, you'll live longer. It isn't a place to let your hair down, let it down when you arrive back.
Yeah Jibbajabba, that's why some of us avoid Pattay, Phuket and all those places that you have to be stupid to want to stay in. Did you ever spend more than a week up country somewhere?
They often add kratom and deet (insect repellent) to the buckets of booze.
Forewarned is forearmed, for the tiny minority of proactive young travelers..
Most of these warnings fall on deaf ears..
Signed,
The Darwin Awards
Why is your website blocked in Thailand. ? I had to wait to return home to see it. !