Grand Barong wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:07 pm

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:57 am

Random Dude wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 2:06 am

Matty9999 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 6:37 pm

Matty9999 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 6:31 pm Was just looking into this, i was actually considering heading over to death island for a bit of curiosity tourism of course i wont stay too long, probably just jump over to another island to avoid any dangers.

Looks like theres been quite a few boating/snorkleing/scuba/swim accidents over on death island, with two people within the past 10 yrs run over by another boat while snorkeling, when i visit ill make sure to reserve snorkeling for another island (yes i have a snorkel and a packraft inside my luggage). theres been some murders and suicides as well as moto accidents, of course over here in cambo town, its drug ODs, and also moto accidents that seem to affect the expat and traveler community.

There may or may not be a (serial ?) killer running free there but the other things you mention, I wouldn't change my plans over.

Maybe not recently, but pre covid there were numerous ferries taking hundreds of tourists a day to Koh Tao. When you have that many people all diving, snorkeling, riding motos - often for the first time ever and probably drunk a lot of the time - you're going to have some accidents. I don't think the risk of snorkeling is any greater on KT than anywhere else though.

I'd stick with Koh Tao, there's some great snorkeling and diving there.

this time of year ur much better off on the west coast of thailand in the Andaman sea

Ian sensationalizes the island, he has a personal agenda .

What is his agenda? Don't keep us hanging....