Kaikan Kaennakam disappeared about a year ago.
The body of a Thai model, missing for a year, has been found in a morgue in Bahrain. According to the China Times, 31-year-old Kaikan Kaennakam looked for opportunities outside his country after his job dried up. She found a job at a restaurant in Bahrain and moved there three years ago to support her family in northern Thailand, the outlet further said. She used to post regularly on social media and tell her family that she met and started living with her Bahraini boyfriend.
However, she suddenly stopped posting in April 2023, leaving her family worried. They were unable to reach her by phone.
Kaikan’s family sought help from the Thai embassy in January this year, but were unable to find it.
On April 18, the Thai embassy told the family that the body of an unidentified Southeast Asian woman was parked in the Salmaniya Medical Complex morgue. A tattoo on her leg helped her family identify Kaikan Kaennakam, the China Times said.
The cause of death was acute cardiopulmonary failure due to alcohol intoxication.
According to the Daily Star, Kaikan’s family are now seeking help to repatriate his body and believe his death was suspicious.
According to the outlet, Kaikan’s sister Suthida Ngernthaworn said in an online post on April 19: “My sister started working in Bahrain about two or three years ago and found an Arab boyfriend there.”
“However, we have not been able to contact her since April last year. Our family contacted the Thai Embassy in Bahrain and learned on April 18 this month that she had passed away,” the post further read.
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