Overview

• Corey Walsh, a 22-year-old Melbourne tradesman, drowned on May 6 while swimming near Ko Racha Yai, Thailand, during a holiday with friends.
• Walsh, who was reportedly intoxicated at the time, was swept under by strong currents after jumping from a chartered boat.
• Emergency responders performed CPR and transported him to Chalong Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
• His body has been repatriated to Melbourne, where his family is organizing funeral arrangements with support from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
• A GoFundMe campaign has raised over $10,000 to assist his family, while friends and family continue to share tributes remembering Walsh as a kind and magnetic individual.