Man found dead in forest may have been killed by elephants

By The Nation

 

 

BURI RAM: -- A man is believed to have been killed by wild elephants in Buri Ram wildlife sanctuary after he went to collect edible plants in the forest five days ago.

 

The body of Sakrin Im-aim, 45, was found in Dong Yai wildlife sanctuary early Wednesday.

 

His relatives said he went into Dong Yai forest reserve on Friday to collect wild plants and did not return.

 

His body was found lying face down in a small hole. His clothes were torn off and he suffed multiple wounds. There were elephant footprints around his body.

 

His body was sent to the None Din Daeng hospital for an autopsy.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30321835

 

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     This appears to be the latest in a series of attacks on persons and vehicles in this forest reserve. The elephants there appear to be particularly aggressive. Speak to most locals here and they avoid the place.  Only last week I was speaking to a local whose relative was charged by an elephant. She avoided injury by lying down flat and feigning death. You really are asking for it if you go there particularly on foot, although the elephants have been known to attack cars.

     Numerous reports just Google 'Elephant attacks Dong Yai Buriram'

Them there Burmese elephants are a dam nuisence !

19 minutes ago, tracker1 said:

Them there Burmese elephants are a dam nuisence !

How do you tell a Burmese elephant?

28 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

How do you tell a Burmese elephant?

By the number of convictions against him!

6 hours ago, Toknarok said:

     This appears to be the latest in a series of attacks on persons and vehicles in this forest reserve. The elephants there appear to be particularly aggressive. Speak to most locals here and they avoid the place.  Only last week I was speaking to a local whose relative was charged by an elephant. She avoided injury by lying down flat and feigning death. You really are asking for it if you go there particularly on foot, although the elephants have been known to attack cars.

     Numerous reports just Google 'Elephant attacks Dong Yai Buriram'

 

While I'm sure elephants are a genuine hazard, I always wonder how many people read the news and figure out a way to disguise a murder as something else.  I've always figured if I wanted to get rid of someone, I'd invite them to Thailand and they'd meet an end that could be confused with a suicide.  Perhaps people in this area know where they can count on elephant tracks to make a bludgeoning death look like the elephants did it.

 

Or maybe it is as simple as a raging elephant.  Glad they're at least investigating.

 

1 hour ago, ratcatcher said:

How do you tell a Burmese elephant?

 

By his guilty-expression, when he confesses to the RTP ?

 

By the fact that he/she hasn't got a proper work-permit ?

 

By the fact that he doesn't speak Thai with a proper accent ?

7 hours ago, Toknarok said:

     This appears to be the latest in a series of attacks on persons and vehicles in this forest reserve. The elephants there appear to be particularly aggressive. Speak to most locals here and they avoid the place.  Only last week I was speaking to a local whose relative was charged by an elephant. She avoided injury by lying down flat and feigning death. You really are asking for it if you go there particularly on foot, although the elephants have been known to attack cars.

     Numerous reports just Google 'Elephant attacks Dong Yai Buriram'

Note: Wildlife reserve!  Keep out is the best thing to do old mate. It ain't filled with swans and badgers.

55 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

While I'm sure elephants are a genuine hazard, I always wonder how many people read the news and figure out a way to disguise a murder as something else.  I've always figured if I wanted to get rid of someone, I'd invite them to Thailand and they'd meet an end that could be confused with a suicide.  Perhaps people in this area know where they can count on elephant tracks to make a bludgeoning death look like the elephants did it.

 

Or maybe it is as simple as a raging elephant.  Glad they're at least investigating.

 

I once had a conversation with an aboriginal elder about a tribal man supposedly taken by a crocodile. he said chain saw same same.

Similar conversation with a biker in buffalo country......baseball bat, buffalo same same.

 

Those who know will understand.

Edited July 26, 20178 yr by tryasimight

1 hour ago, ratcatcher said:

How do you tell a Burmese elephant?

What do you want to tell him?

1 hour ago, ratcatcher said:

How do you tell a Burmese elephant?

He walks on the right-hand side of the road, not the left ?

14 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

How do you tell a Burmese elephant?

Trunk call?

On 26/07/2017 at 7:06 PM, sandemara said:

What do you want to tell him?

This is a reserved occupation for Thai elephants.