Mass search begins for British backpacker, 26, missing from boat fire off Thai 'Death Island'
Published date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:26:24 +0700
An air and sea search was launched this morning for a British tourist who is believed to have been trapped on a burning diving boat off the coast of Thailand.
Backpacker Alexandra Clarke, 26, from Lambeth, South London, was reportedly using the toilet when a blaze erupted from an air compressor on the wooden vessel five miles from 'Death Island' Koh Tao on Sunday morning.