US SOLDIER DIES IN LOP BURI DURING COBRA GOLD MILITARY EXERCISE

An American soldier attending the annual Cobra Gold military exercise in Thailand was found dead in the bathroom at an army camp in Lop Buri province, north of Bangkok, on 1st March at 9.40am.


Officers from Mueang Lop Buri Police Station travelled to the 31st Infantry Regiment to find the soldier deceased in the bathroom in a pool of blood. There was a wound on his head.

Maj. Andrew Cotter, an officer with an army artillery unit was found dead in a bathtub this week with a wound to his head at the 31st Infantry Regiment in Lop Buri city.

US SOLDIER DIES IN LOP BURI DURING COBRA GOLD MILITARY EXERCISE

Police did not suspect foul play and speculate that Cotter fainted and hit his head. 


Cobra Gold is the largest joint military exercise in Asia, with troops from 30 countries joining this year.