A 35-year-old Israeli man was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, according to a report received at the ZAKA International Division hotline. Separately, a young Israeli man died on Thursday after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in Kanchanaburi province, in western Thailand.
Two Israeli men die in separate Thailand incidents
A 35-year-old Israeli man was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, according to a report received at the ZAKA International Division hotline. Separately, a young Israeli man died on Thursday after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in Kanchanaburi province, in western Thailand.
The 35-year-old was on vacation in Thailand at the time of his death. The ZAKA team worked with Chabad Rabbi Nehemia Wilhelm, who is based in Thailand, and Israel's Foreign Ministry to arrange the return of the body to Israel for burial.
The second man was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision and was taken to a local hospital for an autopsy. Local police opened an investigation into the incident.
- The source does not state the cause of death of the 35-year-old found in the Bangkok hotel room.
- The source does not provide the name or age of the man killed in the Kanchanaburi traffic accident.
- The source does not confirm whether the body of the 35-year-old had been repatriated to Israel at the time of publication.
- The source does not state the findings or status of the local police investigation into the motorcycle collision.
- The source does not indicate whether Israel's Foreign Ministry was involved in the Kanchanaburi case.
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