<span style="color: black;">A Swiss woman has been found dead near a waterfall in Thailand on the resort island of Phuket. Local officials have identified the victim as 57-year-old Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, and launched an investigation.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: black;">Police found her face down in the water covered by a black sheet, with her phone. As yet it is unclear what happened to the Swiss national. Results of an autopsy are expected later on Friday.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: black;">A spokesman for Thailand's foreign minister Don Pramudwinai said on Twitter he had sent his condolences to the Swiss ambassador for the "murder of a Swiss woman in Phuket" as local officials have suggested she was murdered.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: black;">And government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha had ordered police to expedite the investigation to identify and arrest the culprit. He also ordered officials to increase security in Phuket.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: black;">Switzerland's foreign ministry meanwhile released a statement on Thursday saying Thai authorities had contacted them about the death of an Swiss citizen but gave no more details, citing privacy concerns.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: black;">Reports suggest she may have been a Swiss diplomat, although officials have not yet commented on her job.</span>