SURAT THANI: A 36-year-old Ukranian fell to his death from the rooftop of an empty hotel in Muang district on Thursday morning.
The man's body was found on the ground in front of abandoned Southern Star Hotel on Chon Kasem Road.
The hotel has been closed for more than 10 years.
The man's death was reported about 7.30am. His name was withheld pending notification of relatives.
Police said a red backpack containing clothes and other personal effects, two beer bottles, a white jacket, a motorcycle key and a key to a room at Thai Rungruang Hotel was found on the roof of the 17-storey building.
The man checked in at Thai Rungruang Hotel on the night of July 27 with a Thai woman. They had travelled from Chumphon province.
On July 29, the man told hotel staff he would continue his stay at the hotel alone.
“An initial examination of the body and the scene of the incident shows no traces of a struggle. Investigators believe the man walked to this hotel from the hotel where he stayed. He went up to the rooftop and drank beer before he fell," police said.
"The body will be sent to Surat Thani Hospital for post-mortem examination to find out the exact cause of the death, and whether it was a suicide or murder," police said.
