Authorities found the frozen body of a German businessman inside a house in southern Thailand on Tuesday.

Police Chief Nong Prue said Hans Peter Mack had been reported missing for a week before his body was found around 11 p.m. the previous day. Associated Press.

German businessman Hans Peter Mack found dead in freezer #pattayathe search for foreign suspects continues. pic.twitter.com/P4ne7uglLU

— Pattaya News Thailand (@The_PattayaNews) July 11, 2023

Police Chief Tawee Kuttaren said authorities had succeeded in locating the body after reviewing CCTV footage in the area, according to the Associated Press. The article said Thai media had released photos and videos showing a black truck full of freezers and a person crouching beside it.

According to a missing persons notice circulated by Mack’s family, the deceased was last seen driving a Mercedes sedan in the coastal city of Pattaya in southern Thailand. His family offered a reward for information leading to his return, according to the Associated Press. (Related: Mexican authorities find 45 bags containing human body parts)

Bangkok-based news site Khaosod English reported that a forensic team had released a photo of the site inspecting garbage bags taken from a large white freezer. The bag contained a Makita cordless chainsaw, two yellow-handled hedge clippers, and two plastic rolls, according to the Associated Press.

(1/2) BREAKING: Police found the lifeless body of a German man, Hans-Peter Lalter Mack, 62, stuffed into a large icebox shortly after 11 p.m. Monday night. discovered. Police tracked the suspicious box through surveillance cameras near where Mack’s Mercedes-Benz was parked.
#sea bream #choburi #Germany pic.twitter.com/hDgX1lT9pd

— Khaosod English (@KhaosodEnglish) July 11, 2023

Tawee said a substantial amount of money was missing from Mack’s bank account and investigators suspected the money was linked to the murder, according to the Associated Press.