Israeli girl dies in Thai ferry fire: police


A tourist ferry on fire after the engine exploded on the sea in Krabi province, southern Thailand, 08 April 2015. At least hundred of Thai and foreigner tourists jump into sea to escape the ferry fire after the engine exploded while on its way from Krabi province to Phuket province, officials said. - EPA

Divers discovered her body trapped inside the toilet of the vessel a day after more than 100 foreigners were plucked from the Andaman Sea in a dramatic rescue when the ferry travelling between the town of Krabi and Phuket island caught fire.

“Divers found her body at around 11:00 am inside the toilet at the rear of the boat,” Lieutenant General Decha Butnampetch, southern region police commander, told AFP.

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