Body of Missing UK Tourist Found in Thailand

The body of 21-year-old Joshua Kershaw from Grimsby, England, was found in Thailand on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, his mother confirmed, ending a nine-day search for the missing tourist last seen in the coastal city of Pattaya.

Kershaw had been vacationing in Thailand when he disappeared. He was last spotted on January 12 in Pattaya, a popular resort town southeast of Bangkok. He was scheduled to return home on a flight departing Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport at 8:30 p.m. on January 19. The flight arrived at London Heathrow at 6:25 a.m. on January 20 without him, prompting his family to alert authorities. UK police immediately classified him as a high-risk missing person, and a multinational search effort was initiated involving local Thai officials and British consular support.

The disappearance drew widespread concern, particularly among Kershaw's family and community back home. His relatives launched a GoFundMe campaign to fund the search and cover potential travel or investigative costs, which garnered support from donors in the UK. Jenny Kershaw, Joshua's mother from nearby Wakefield, had been actively sharing updates on social media, urging the public for any leads on...