French tourist found dead in Bali

DENPASAR: A French tourist was found dead in his hotel room in Legian Kuta on late Thursday, Antara reported.

The news agency said on Friday that Gobion Franck, 31, was found by hotel employees hanging with a plastic cord around his neck from the ceiling of his hotel room.

Witnesses said the body was already decomposing when it was found. Local police estimated that Franck died 48 to 72 hours earlier.

Franck was said to have been staying at the hotel since last Sunday. His body has been taken to Sanglah Hospital for a postmortem examination. (byg)