A PALE skinny dipper sparked panic when locals mistook her nude white body for a GHOST paddling in the sea.

Zhang Yan, 40, had been partying in Pattaya, Thailand, yesterday evening but went skinny dipping just before midnight.

4 A pale skinny dipper caused a panic on a Thai beach after they mistook her white body for a ghost Credit: stories@viralpress.uk

4 The Chinese tourist was in the ocean for an hour before she was noticed and mistaken for a ghoul Credit: stories@viralpress.uk

The Chinese tourist spent an hour standing in the water before passers-by spotted her pale body standing still a few metres from the shore.

They thought she was a ghostly apparition but went closer and saw it was actually a nude woman behaving strangely.

Officers arrived at 1am and spent 30 minutes talking her onto dry land then gave her towels and took her to Pattaya City Police station for questioning.

Lt. Gen. Natithorn Ratanananan said: ''At 1:00 am on July 25, 2560, police officers Pattaya City Police received notification from the people that the foreign tourists are naked, walking naked on the beach. The incident occurred at Jomtien Beach.

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‘’She caused a fright to people who thought she was a ghost then saw she was naked.

''Officials spent more than 30 minutes persuading the woman to surrender. Her communication was not fully understood so an interpreter was later used.

‘’The woman was drunk and was emotional but she gave no reason for her to be in the sea.''

4 Zhang Yan had been partying on Pattaya before she opted for the late night dip Credit: stories@viralpress.uk

4 Cops said she was not charged and returned to her room later that evening Credit: stories@viralpress.uk

Police said she was not charged with any offence and returned to her hotel at around 4.30am where she met up with friends again back at her hotel.

The bizarre scenes came after two British tourist were arrested and frogmarched naked along the beach on Sunday after allegedly having sex in the sea.

The randy couple were charged with were charged with public indecency and each fined £11.50.