Man Dies After Falling from Mango Tree into Canal in Ayutthaya

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders 

 

The incident occurred in Bang Pahan district, Ayutthaya, when a 37-year-old man lost his life after falling from a mango tree into a canal while attempting to pick ripe fruit. His relatives launched a frantic search after he failed to return home overnight, eventually discovering his body floating in the water.

 

Police Lieutenant Piyapong Sirijanyatham, an investigator at Bang Pahan Police Station, received a report of a body found in Ban Li Canal, Moo 3, Ban Li subdistrict, Bang Pahan, Ayutthaya. Officers from the investigative unit, doctors from Bang Pahan Hospital, and the Ayutthaya Ruam Jai Foundation attended the scene.

 

The deceased, identified as Mr Surachet, a resident of Ban Li, was found floating face down in the canal. A scrape and cut was visible above his left eyebrow, and authorities estimated that he had been dead for many hours. A broken mango tree branch was found in the water nearby, along with a white plastic bag containing ripe mangoes. His bicycle was discovered leaning against a bamboo cluster close to the tree.

 

Ms Sureerat, 43, the victim’s aunt, stated that he worked as a welder in the construction industry alongside relatives. He was last seen on the afternoon of 8 March, and when he failed to return home that evening, his family assumed he had stayed with his relatives for work.

 

By the following morning, after confirming he had not been at work, relatives began searching for him. Eventually, they found his body floating in the canal and alerted the authorities. It is believed that he had climbed the tree using a ladder to pick mangoes but fell when a branch broke, causing him to drown.

 

Police conducted an investigation at the scene and questioned relatives. The Ayutthaya Ruam Jai Foundation transported the body to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the Ministry of Justice for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

 

-- 2025-03-10

 

[flyingtlger]

He should have just gone to the local market and purchased them.

He tried to save a little coin and paid for it with his life 🙏....