PUBLISHED: 24 October 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
SURAT THANI: According to police in this southern county, a village key in the Tha Chana city died from his injuries on Sunday after being attacked by an elephant.
Samnao Kraiket, the leader of the Moo 11 community in tambon Khlong Pha, was left with a crushed bone box, broken shoulder, and head wounds after the invasion.
According to authorities, a flock of up to 11 wild animals entered an oil palm grove in Thap Saming Khla, the Moo 11 town, and started feeding and stripping the trees, damaging lots of ray of the facility.
Samnao led a group of individuals from four villages as well as soldiers from Kaeng Krung National Park. They made an effort to re-enter the park’s forest after pushing the elephant herd aside from their plants.
About four animals ran in the direction of the team during the procedure. A cow rhinoceros with a baby was one of them. She assaulted Samnao.
Police believed the elephant was trying to keep her baby safe.
Later, the volunteers were able to hunt the animals back into the forest, but they misplaced the head of the village.
Samnao passed away while traveling to Tha Chana Hospital.