A Croydon man’s body has been discovered in the sea off a Thai beach with his heartbroken dad and sister flying out to try and find out what happened. Regan Kelly, 28, from Selsdon, had just started a month-long trip to Thailand when he went missing on January 3, with a water sports instructor later finding his naked body in the sea.
Regan had been staying at the Mad Monkey Hostel on the island of Phuket after flying out to Thailand on December 30. Police have reportedly shown his family CCTV footage appearing to show him at the bar of the hostel where he is talking with a man who appears to also have been a tourist but wasn’t staying at the location, reports the Mirror.
The last footage from the security camera of a hotel by the seafront, shared to the family by police, shows Regan running and the other man about 15 seconds behind. Then tragically the following day at around 10am a water sports instructor found a naked man in the sea, and Regan’s family confirmed it was him, having reported him missing.
Regan Kelly pictured with his sister Laurie
(Image: JustGiving / Laurie)
Regan’s sister Laurie and his father are now in Thailand to try and find out what happened. Regan was wearing shorts, a Mad Monkey t-shirt, black baseball cap and a cross-body bag over his chest when he was seen running towards the beach. But when his body was found he was naked and none of his belongings were there either including his phone.
The family have launched a JustGiving page to help cover the cost of repatriating his body and for his funeral, which can be found here. On the fundraiser it stated: “Regan was only 28 years old and a happy and loving soul. He planned to travel Thailand for a month but sadly only managed a few days. He was an amazing Son, Brother and Uncle. He’ll be deeply missed by all his friends and family.”
It adds: “Rest in Peace Regan, your huge smile and your amazing laugh will be forever missed.”
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