Brit reveller, 37, is found dead after 'downing cheap shots at That Full Moon Party'
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A British tourist has been found dead this morning after attending the notorious Full Moon Party in Thailand. The holidaymaker, 37, had reportedly drunk cheap shots before trying to find his way home from the beach event on the island of Koh Phangan. He is understood to have visited a cash machine in the hours before his death, in order to withdraw money to pay for a taxi.
![[According to police, witnesses claimed to have seen the man drunk at Hat Rin Beach (pictured) where the party was held]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/09/93188627-14196993-image-a-4_1734342927149.jpg)
But the reveller was found lifeless on the steps of a 7-Eleven store shortly after 6.30am this morning. Police and paramedics arrived at around 7.20am but they were unable to revive him. They believe he had taken 'drink and drugs' at the Full Moon Party on Sunday night.
The tourist was barefoot as he lay on the pavement next to an opened plastic water bottle. Inside his pocket was a driver's licence bearing his name and his address. Police Lieutenant Colonel Arun Kamlangkeo of the Koh Phangan Police Station confirmed today that the deceased was British and had been living abroad.
They are now searching for a mystery local who is understood to have given the man a ride back to his hotel before disappearing. Lieutenant Colonel Arun added: 'We found the body lying face up. It was sent to the Koh Phangan Hospital for further examination.
Thailand's Full Moon Party is an all-night beach party on the island of Koh Phangan (file image). 'The deceased had returned from the Full Moon Party. Officers are currently questioning witnesses who claimed to have seen him drunk at Hat Rin Beach where the party was held.
