PHUKET: A Russian man was pronounced dead at a hospital after he was brought ashore unconscious by business operators and other tourists from the sea off Karon beach in Muang district on Sunday morning.
He was later identified as Oleg Parshukov, 42.
The man was unconscious and not breathing when he was brought to the beach. He was taken by an emergency medical unit to Patong Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The emergency unit was rushed to the beach after a marine safety unit of the navy at the tourist service centre of Tambon Karon Municipality was informed of the incident, which took place at about 10am.
