Aussie tourist who died in Thailand after holiday turned to tragedy is identified

A 22-year-old tradie from Melbourne has been identified arsenic the young antheral tourer who died portion connected a boating circuit successful Thailand. 

Corey Walsh was connected a boating circuit disconnected the seashore of Phuket erstwhile helium dove disconnected the Marinda 2 circuit vessel portion intoxicated connected Tuesday. 

Mr Walsh, who was a extortion plumber from Frankston, was reportedly intoxicated erstwhile helium jumped into the h2o adjacent Koh Racha Yai - a fashionable destination for snorkelling. 

It is believed the 22-year-old was dragged underwater owed to a beardown existent contempt his efforts to paddle and enactment afloat. 

Mr Walsh was pulled from the h2o unconscious and unresponsive, with circuit conductors issuing a distress telephone for exigency services astir 2.28pm section time. 

Medics instantly administered CPR connected the young traveller portion connected the platform of the vessel earlier rushing him to Chalong Hospital successful Phuket. 

However, contempt their efforts, unit astatine the infirmary pronounced Mr Walsh dormant astatine 3.53pm. 

The vessel travel from the land of Koh Racha Yai tin instrumentality betwixt 45 minutes to 1 hour, with an further 15 infinitesimal car thrust from the larboard to Chalong Hospital. 

Friends person shared heartbreaking tributes, with galore describing him arsenic a genuine young antheral with a 'beautiful soul'. 

Mr Walsh's person Zack Williams described the young tradie arsenic a 'one of a benignant friend' successful a touching station shared to societal media.  

'There was earnestly not a clip you didn't person a grin connected your face, and the mode you could bring everyone else's moods up was insane,' Mr Williams wrote.

Another person wrote: 'you are the astir genuine and outgoing idiosyncratic I cognize who could marque everyone grin successful the smoko sheds successful a Monday morning'.

A GoFundMe was acceptable up to assistance Mr Walsh's household with ceremonial costs and immoderate further expenses. 

'This is for a Corey, a young antheral who struck a-lot of people's hearts for being a kind, caring and conscionable a beauteous soul,' the GoFundMe reads. 

'From a stranger, to family, to friends, helium seemed to enactment a grin connected anyones face. 

'We would similar to assistance the household by doing this fundraiser to amusement enactment and conscionable however overmuch emotion this antheral bought to this world. 

'Our condolences spell retired to the Walsh household and conscionable a monolithic convey you for bringing up this 1 of a benignant gentleman.'

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