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Wild elephant kills man at temple in Hua Hin

Wild elephant kills man at temple in Hua Hin

Incursions by animals common in area near Pala-U waterfall

Rescue workers and a police officer inspect the body of a man killed by a wild elephant in the compound of Wat Anan in Hua Hin on Saturday. (Photo from @phetkasemthailand charity foundation Facebook page)

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: A temple worker was stomped to death by a wild elephant while taking a stroll at a temple in Hua Hin district on Saturday.

Prasit Kanchanasilanon, 58, who lived at Wat Anan in tambon Huay Satyai, was found lying face-down in a pool of blood in front of the monks’ living quarters. He had suffered a fractured skull and other major injuries.

Phra Athikarn Somchai Thankalo, the abbot of the temple, said the sound of elephants was…

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