Hunting Trip: Thai Man Accidentally Shoots Himself Dead in Rubber Plantation

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A 26-year-old man was killed after accidentally shooting himself in the neck during a hunting trip with his mother in a remote rubber plantation in Surat Thani province during the morning of 28 May.

At approximately 11:30, Police Colonel Narong Rakprathum, superintendent of Khiri Rat Nikhom Police Station, reported the incident to Police Colonel Sirichai Suksat, Deputy Commander of Surat Thani Provincial Police. A team comprising local investigators, forensic officers from Region 8 and rescue workers was dispatched to the scene in Moo 10, Khao Pao Subdistrict.

The location, a steep and difficult-to-access rubber plantation, required officers to proceed on foot. Upon arrival, they discovered the lifeless body of Mr. Sakorn, a native of Udon Thani province, lying on his back in a pool of blood. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound, with the bullet entering under his chin and exiting through the nape of his neck. A homemade flintlock gun was found near the body and collected as evidence.

According to the victim’s mother, who was present at the scene, her son had invited her to join him in the forested plantation to hunt wild animals. She had been tasked with placing palm seeds to lure game, while her son loaded the gun with gunpowder and lead shot.

During this process, the firearm is believed to have accidentally discharged, fatally wounding the man.

Authorities have sent the body for a post-mortem examination at a local hospital and plan to conduct a thorough interview with the mother to clarify the circumstances surrounding the incident. Police have not ruled out any possibilities but currently suspect an accidental discharge as the cause of death.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-29.