THE death of a 21-year-old man, who drowned in Phuket on Saturday, has led to his family to urge the Thai authorities to act to prevent other needless tragedies.

James Patton was swimming off the popular Karon Beach on the last day of a 10-day holiday with his pregnant fiancee, Beth Jones, also 21.

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