Our kids all died on Koh Tao ‘death island’ – cops claim they were accidents but we think they were MURDERED Aliki Kraterou Published: 13:58, 19 Mar 2022 Updated: 15:34, 19 Mar 2022 ...

The island of Koh Tao, otherwise known as Turtle Island, is a scuba diver’s dream, and thanks to Sairee Beach, on its west coast, tourism has flourished in recent years.

Koh Tao – dubbed ‘death island’ by social media users – has seen seven foreigners die in mysterious circumstances over the last three years.

The 25-year-old Nick Pearson, from Derby, was found floating dead in the sea off Koh Tao after visiting the island on a family holiday, just two months after Witheridge and Miller were found murdered.

Koh Tao, which translates to Turtle Island, has earned a reputation as "death island" or "rape island" following a number of attacks on young tourists or unexplained backpacker deaths in recent years.

Koh Tao came under media attention in 2014 when semi-naked bodies of two British backpackers Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were discovered on a beach on the island.

Koh Tao island Shutterstock But her mother, Michele van Egten, refuses to believe that her daughter committed suicide. “I do not believe what the police have told us.

He is currently being held on Koh Samui, an island near Koh Tao, Reuters reported. The 18-year-old woman, who was not identified, alleged Buaga drugged and raped her on Wednesday, Sky News reported.

Sean McAnna fled Koh Tao after he says Thai gangsters threatened to hang him Apart from the murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in 2014, the rest have been written off by local cops as ...