Thai travel YouTuber Hlun Solo has been found dead in Georgia after disappearing while travelling alone, with authorities investigating the circumstances of his death.

Hlun Solo, whose legal name was Bowornthat Pengsuk, was a 27-year-old travel content creator who had been documenting his solo trip through Georgia before his family lost contact with him on 13 July.

As days passed without any communication, relatives turned to social media to appeal for information about his whereabouts before confirming on 30 July that he had died.

Bowornthat, who documented budget backpacking trips, had built a large following in Thailand by sharing practical travel guides and solo adventures from around the world. He had visited more than 50 countries and amassed more than 770,000 subscribers before later surpassing 1 million subscribers on YouTube.

Thailand’s ministry of foreign affairs said it was coordinating with the Royal Thai Embassy in Ankara, which oversees Thailand's diplomatic and consular affairs in Georgia, and local authorities to establish the circumstances of Bowornthat's death and facilitate the return of his body.

Jaithai Upakaranitikaset, the ministry’s spokesperson and director general of its department of information, said embassy officials travelled to Georgia to meet local authorities, where they received formal confirmation of his death, according to The Nation.

Few details about Bowornthat’s death have been made public. Thai PBS World, citing Georgian media, reported that he was found dead in a hotel room in the capital Tbilisi, bringing to an end a search that lasted more than two weeks.

The broadcaster said Georgian authorities had opened an investigation under Article 115 of the country’s criminal code, which covers incitement to suicide but is routinely used when a person dies in unexplained circumstances.

Thailand’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, said the government would wait for Georgian authorities to complete their investigation before making arrangements to return Bowornthat's remains to Thailand. “We cannot draw any conclusions at this stage. It is better to wait for the official investigation,” he told reporters at Government House in Bangkok on Thursday, adding that Georgian authorities were expected to expedite the inquiry.

Sihasak said police had accounted for the travel creator’s belongings and that officials would consult his family before deciding how and when his remains should be repatriated.

While officials await the outcome of the investigation, Bowornthat's family have appealed for the public not to speculate about how he died. His 82-year-old grandmother, Som Plengsuk, told reporters she had continued to believe her grandson would return safely, as he had after previous overseas trips, and spent days hoping for news before learning of his death.