The body of a British holidaymaker has been found floating in the sea off a paradise party island in Thailand . Sebastian Palin , 31 , was discovered by a tour boat in the water near Coral Island , off the coast of Phuket . The charity fundraiser was due to leave the coral atoll on the day his body was recovered . Seb Palin , pictured on a Phuket beach , drowned after a night out on the holiday island last month . Mr Palin , pictured , was planning to run the Plymouth half-marathon next month for two charities . A speed boat was sent to the island at 1.30pm on February 23 and his body has been flown home for burial . Thai police said there was no suspicion of foul play and Sebastian , known to friends as Seb , had been dead for at least 12 hours when found . Lieutenant Wuttiwat Leangboonjinda said Mr Palin was believed to have drowned after drinking late into the night at a beach bar . Local reports said he had got 'very drunk ' at a hotel bar and staff had tried to escort him back to his room before he told them he wanted to continue drinking . A bar worker told police : 'He drank until the bar closed and seemed stressed . ' After the bar closed no one saw Mr Palin again until they were notified of the body floating in the sea around midday the following day . Mr Palin was born in Liverpool but grew up in Tenby , West Wales , and completed a media degree at Swansea University before settling in Plymouth with his wife of three years Victoria . He was a committed fundraiser for the charity MIND - and had pledged to run 10 marathons this year . He said he wanted to run for the Plymouth branch of the mental health charity who helped him though ' a very troubled year ' . He was also planning to raise money for St Luke 's Hospice in the city who helped his father-in-law during his illness . His friends have paid tribute to a man who had 'the biggest heart ' and always had time to help others . Friend Ross Helmich said : 'In memory of my our best friend we have decided to carry on his legacy by running the Plymouth half marathon for him and carry on his selfless fund raising efforts . In Seb 's own words , `` donate or do n't , but be nice , be happy and keep laughing ! '' ' Seb Palin , pictured here on his wedding day to Victoria Louise , got married in June 2012 . Seb , pictured here with Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics , was going to run for Mind Plymouth who helped him through ' a very troubled year ' and St Luke 's Hospice who 'did so much ' for his father-in-law Nic . In a tribute paid to him on his marathon fundraising page , they said : 'For any of you that had the absolute pleasure of meeting this little guy , you will know what an amazing guy he was and how he always had time to help others out , putting himself second . 'He may have been little but he had the biggest heart out there . If there was anyone in the world who deserved to live a full , happy life it was Seb ! ' The page carries the last message Seb wrote on the fundraising page in which he tells friends 'life is not serious , it 's not worth the worry ' . His final message reads : 'Please help raise some well deserved money to help St Luke 's hospice Plymouth who did so much for Nic [ his father-in-law ] towards the end and also Mind Plymouth who have helped me through a very troubled year , to which I am pleased to say is now well on track to being super Seb again . 'Donate or do n't but be nice , be happy and keep laughing , life is not serious , its not worth the worry . Thanks in advance . ' His sisters Olivia and Charlene are planning to run the Plymouth half marathon next month in Mr Palin 's memory - for which he was due to raise money for St. Luke 's Hospice and MIND .
Sebastian Palin , last month , drowned while on holiday in Thailand 31 . Mr Palin was seen 'drinking heavily ' in a beach bar before going missing . Staff told police they tried to help him home but he wanted to stay drinking . Mr Palin , who lived in Plymouth with his wife Victoria , died on February 23 . He was planning to run 10 marathons this year for a mental health charity . Mr Palin 's sisters will run the Plymouth half-marathon in his memory .