Residents of Tambon Padeng in Kaeng Krachan district were horrified to learn that Master Sergeant Supachat Khaengraeng, a 34-year-old member of the Thappraya Sua Task Force, had died from injuries inflicted by an elephant. The Kanchanaburi native was run over while he and his team and local volunteers and park officials were driving off a herd of elephants in Ban Pa Deng (Moo 3). Supachat was rushed to Kaeng Krachan Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Resident Pongpanich Thaicharoen, who witnessed the tragedy, believed that Supachat had been attacked because the herd was being confronted on two sides. Caught in the middle, the elephants panicked and stampeded, and Supachat was crushed in the chaos, Pongpanich said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 14, 2017 05:48 UTC