The naked body of an unidentified foreign man with flower tattoos on his left arm was found floating in the sea near Koh Pada off the coast of Krabi province.
The corpse was found about one nautical mile northwest of the island, police said after being alerted by an official from the Nopparat Tara-Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park on Tuesday morning.
On reaching the scene, police, medical staff from Krabi Hospital and rescue workers found the naked body of the foreign man, aged around 30-40, floating in the sea. He was about 180cm tall with a bald head. He was believed to have died at least 3-5 days before his body was discovered, Thai media reported.
Police found no bruises on his body. There were flower tattoos on his left arm and a silver earring in his left ear.
Police speculated that the man might have taken off his clothes to swim in a nearby province, and been swept towards Krabi in a storm.
His body was sent for a post-mortem. Authorities were looking for the man's friends or relatives.
