Boyfriend of British backpacker, 24, dies after plunging from a moving train ... trends now
The boyfriend of a British backpacker has been found dead after plunging from a moving train as the pair headed for a birthday trip to Thailand's 'Death Island'.
Ryan Joseph Ralph, 24, boarded the overnight locomotive with Shona Morgan, 22, from Bangkok to reach the notorious Koh Tao island in the south on March 20.
A couple of hours into the journey, he left Shona sleeping while he went for a cigarette at the end of the carriage - where many trains have no doors or barriers.
The Canadian tourist, from Kingston, Ontario, is believed to have been injured in the fall from the train before being pulled briefly along the tracks.
Tragically, he was found dead the next day under a newly built platform at the Chet Samian Railway Station in Ratchaburi province.
Police believe that Ryan fell and was struck by part of the concrete platform while the train was still moving, before dragging himself underneath to escape the wheels but he later passed out and died from blood loss.
Ryan Joseph Ralph, 24, was travelling on the overnight locomotive with his girlfriend Shona Morgan, 22
The tourist was found dead the next day, March 21, under a newly built platform at the Chet Samian Railway Station in Ratchaburi province
Ryan's girlfriend Shona (pictured together) said she became worried when she woke up around an hour after he left and he was not on the train and could not be contacted
Police Lieutenant Colonel Rathnont Kasemchaisit of the Photharam Police said: 'The dead man was shirtless, wearing brown shorts and a necklace, and lying on his back with severe injuries on both of his legs.
'He had in his pocket a wallet containing various documents and Thai banknotes.
'From the preliminary investigation, there were no traces of assault. We believe he had been dead for at least five hours.
'The Canadian did not die instantly. He managed to crawl under the platform, but died of blood loss later on.'
Ryan's girlfriend Shona said she became worried when she woke up around an hour after he left and he was not on the train and could not be contacted.
She disembarked from the train and notified officers at the nearest police station at around 10.30pm local time.
Authorities used the GPS tracker on Ryan's phone to launch a search, scouring the 30km stretch of tracks from the Khlong Bang Tan Railway Station to the Ban Kluai Railway Station. However, they failed to locate him.
Authorities used the GPS tracker on Ryan's phone to launch a search, however, they
