A wild elephant killed two men and injured a woman in attacks early Friday morning at a rubber plantation in the eastern province of Chanthaburi, police said
There are an estimated 2,500 wild elephants in Thailand, where the pachyderm is a national symbol
The two rubber tappers, both in their forties and working some 3 kilometres apart, were killed at the plantation in Kang Hang Maew district of Chanthaburi.
"We believe that the same elephant killed both victims based on its path," Pol Lt Sawai Chinwong from the local police station told AFP.
A third rubber tapper, a woman, suffered two broken legs after she was also attacked by an elephant at the same site as of one of the fatalities.
Pol Lt Sawai said the elephant trampled on the men, using its trunk to fling them to the ground, as well as goring them with its tusks.
Thailand has an estimated 2,500 wild elephants, outnumbered by its roughly 4,000 domesticated ones.
Earlier this month a video went viral on social media of a biker being charged by a herd of wild elephants in Khao Yai national park, around 200 kilometres from Bangkok.
The man, who escaped unharmed, is seen pressing his palms together in a "wai" to the animals as they loom over him.
In August an elephant killed his mahout in the North before running off into the jungle with three terrified Chinese tourists still on his back. The tourists survived the incident.
And in June an elephant killed a man and injured another as they were eating dinner at a beachside restaurant. The pair had been talking to the animal's mahout when it suddenly flipped out.
A wild elephant killed two men and injured a woman in attacks early Friday morning at a rubber plantation in the eastern province of Chanthaburi, police saidThere are an estimated 2,500 wild elephants in Thailand, where the pachyderm is a national symbolThe two rubber tappers, both in their forties and working some 3 kilometres apart, were killed at the plantation in Kang Hang Maew district of Chanthaburi."We believe that the same elephant killed both victims based on its path," Pol Lt Sawai Chinwong from the local police station told AFP.A third rubber tapper, a woman, suffered two broken legs after she was also attacked by an elephant at the same site as of one of the fatalities.Pol Lt Sawai said the elephant trampled on the men, using its trunk to fling them to the ground, as well as goring them with its tusks.Thailand has an estimated 2,500 wild elephants, outnumbered by its roughly 4,000 domesticated ones.Earlier this month a video went viral on social media of a biker being charged by a herd of wild elephants in Khao Yai national park, around 200 kilometres from Bangkok.The man, who escaped unharmed, is seen pressing his palms together in a "wai" to the animals as they loom over him.In August an elephant killed his mahout in the North before running off into the jungle with three terrified Chinese tourists still on his back. The tourists survived the incident.And in June an elephant killed a man and injured another as they were eating dinner at a beachside restaurant. The pair had been talking to the animal's mahout when it suddenly flipped out.
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