When the elephant grasped some of the bamboo stems with his trunk, they brushed against power transmission lines running overhead. Local residents gather around the body of Phlai Singthong, 24, a male elephant electrocuted by overhead power lines while browsing in a grove of bamboo in Surat Thani's Khian Sa district on Monday. (Photo by Supapong Chaolan)SURAT THANI -- A male elephant was electrocuted when bamboo stems tangled high-voltage power transmission lines while he was browsing in Khian Sa district of this southern province on Monday. Thanongchai Churak, 37, the elephant's owner, said he tethered 24-year-old Phlai Singthong in a grove of bamboo to allow him to eat. Mr Thanongchai said he would have to bury the unfortunate elephant.

Source: Bangkok Post July 26, 2016 03:11 UTC