Nineteen-year-old Hong Kong resident and UK citizen Vivian Chan Wing-yan, who was studying law in London, was among the 20 people killed in Monday's bomb attack at the Erawan shrine.
She was the daughter of Hong Kong businessman Allan Chan Sui-wah who said his family was informed of the news by a Hong Kong immigration official at 3am on Tuesday. He and his wife took the first available flight to Thailand.
"They [Thai officials and medical staff] took care of my daughter well. I saw signs they had operated on her body. They did their best," Mr Chan said.
His daughter and three friends flew from the UK to Bangkok and visited the shrine on Monday. She sustained severe shrapnel wounds to the back in the blast and died later at a hospital.
"Before the bomb, she texted a message via WhatsApp to say she would be praying to the Lord Brahma and would contact me later, but she did not," he said.
Mr Chan said he had travelled to Thailand numerous times. As he thought the country was safe, he had allowed his eldest daughter to holiday in the kingdom during her summer break.
A Facebook page "R.I.P Vivian Chan, Pray for Bangkok" has been set up by students at Harrow International School, Hong Kong campus, where Chan studied before she went to the UK.
"Still feeling deeply saddened by what happened. I will always remember seeing you around the school and working in music rehearsals. Thank you for being so kind and friendly to me during my time in Hong Kong. You will be greatly missed and never forgotten," one of the messages posted by Charlie Robinson read.
A photo of Chan appears on a Facebook page set up to remember her. R.I.P Vivian Chan, Pray for Bangkok
Meanwhile, among the people waiting to retrieve bodies of bomb victims at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bangkok Wednesday were the relatives of 45-year-old Waraporn Changtham from Nonthaburi province.
Her husband, a Thai-speaking Hong Kong man, did not want to talk to the press as he was still in shock over his wife's death.
"She was a good daughter, always visiting and caring for our mother," Waraporn's elder sister, who asked not to be named, said through tears.
Waraporn was one of six children. Funeral rites are being held for her at Wat Lahan in Nonthaburi's Bang Bua Thong.
She had been taking her husband, his friends and customers to pray at the shrine. The blast killed her instantly but left her husband unscathed. One Hong Kong visitor in her group was slightly injured.
The bodies of at least five foreigners were released from the institute Wednesday, including three relatives of Malaysian businessman Neoh Hock Guan who lost five family members in the attack.
Institute chief Pol Maj General Pornchai Suteerakune said two unidentified bodies need to have DNA tests carried out on them to confirm their identity.
