British reality TV star found dead in Phuket canal after suspected accidental fall


Officers suspect Jordan Wright fell into the canal by accident and was unable to climb out. -- PHOTO: JORDANWRIGHTS/INSTAGRAM

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thai police are investigating the death of a British man whose body was found in a drainage canal near a hotel in Phuket, with initial examinations finding no signs of assault and officers suspecting he fell in by accident and was unable to climb out.

Police said they were notified at about 2pm on March 14 that the body of reality TV star Jordan Wright, 32, a British national, had been found lying face down in a canal in Soi Bang Tao 2, Choeng Thale subdistrict, Thalang district, Phuket.

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