A rescue team has found the body of an American who went missing while surfing off Nai Harn Beach in Phuket province on Sunday.
The body, identified as James Everett Boyles, had washed ashore.
Boyles’ Thai wife alerted lifeguards at the beach after noticing that her husband, who was surfing not far from the beach, could no longer be seen.
She said she was swimming near the shore when she felt currents pulling her out to sea. It was then that she realised that her husband was being pulled away as well and was shouting for help.
Their three-year-old son was safely rescued by the lifeguards and Boyles’ wife has formally identified the body.
The rescue teams had used jet skis, boats and drones in their efforts to locate him.
