American tourist found dead alone in Patong hotel room

PHUKET — 4 October 2026, An American tourist, 35, was found dead alone on a bed inside his hotel room in Patong, Phuket. Police are investigating the cause of death.

At around 14:00, Pol. Lt. Sakwanat Damcha-om, a deputy investigation inspector at Patong Police Station, was notified that a foreign tourist had been found dead inside a hotel room on Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Road in Patong, Kathu district.

Police and investigators went to the hotel after informing Patong Police Station chief Pol. Col. Korakrit Khankrue.

The deceased was identified as Smith Gray Allen, 35, an American national. He was found lying on the bed inside the room.

Initial checks found no signs that the room had been ransacked, and no other person was found inside.

Police said Allen had been staying at the hotel alone and was scheduled to check out on 4 October, the day his body was discovered.

Investigators worked with an on-duty doctor to examine the body and document the scene, including photographs and a crime-scene map. The body was later transported by Kusoldharm Phuket rescue workers from the Patong unit to the mortuary at Vachira Phuket Hospital.

Authorities have contacted the US Embassy to notify the deceased’s relatives and arrange the necessary procedures for the body.