Thailand speedboat crash Police name missing Brit as Jason Parnell following fatal capsize <br />A Brit has died and another is missing after a speedboat capsized in rough seas off a popular tourist island in Thailand. <br /> <br />The woman was killed after a high wave crashed into the boat, carrying 32 tourists and four crew members, near Koh Samui on Thursday afternoon. <br /> <br />Police named the missing Briton as Jason Robert Parnell who was in Thailand with his wife Puga Parnell. She is said to have been unhurt. <br /> <br />Another British national was injured in the incident in which a woman from Hong Kong was also killed. A German national is still missing and navy divers are conducting searches for the tourists. <br /> <br />A British woman has died after a speedboat capsized in Thailand today <br />A senior police spokesman said: "We're still trying to check everyone. <br /> <br />"One British woman has died and one from Hong Kong. Two people are missing." <br /> <br />He added that the bodies of the two women had been recovered from the sea. <br /> <br />According to a port official, the boat capsized because of strong winds and high waves. Some of those on the vessel were thrown overboard and became trapped beneath it. <br /> <br />At least one person had to be pulled from the hull after rescuers used a hammer to smash through it. <br /> <br />Two died, 5 missing in Samui speedboat accident <br />The boat's captain, Sanan Seekakiaw, said he had asked all tourists to wear a life vest but that some had taken them off during the journey.
