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- Crime News
Mother mourns son’s tragic tool theft gone wrong in Thailand
A mother was left devastated after discovering her 23 year old son dead in a garden, electrocuted while allegedly attempting to steal construction tools. The tragic incident occurred yesterday in a village in Chon Daen, Phetchabun province. Police Lieutenant Sukit Chankaew from Chon Daen Police Station received a report of the incident and coordinated with Chon Daen Hospital’s medical team…
- Bangkok News
Thai boy suffers electric shock, finger injury at Bangkok bus stop
An 11 year old Thai boy suffered an electric shock at a bus stop on Soi Sukhumvit 71 in Bangkok, severely cutting his finger on the electricity control panel. Esor News 3 helped the 11 year old victim seek justice by sharing his story on their page yesterday, August 15. The page posted pictures of the bus stop and the…
- Thailand News
Phuket hotel and police accused of covering up fatal electrocution
The family of a Thai woman electrocuted to death in a Phuket hotel is seeking justice after they accused the hotel and police of attempting to cover up the cause of her death to avoid taking responsibility. The 26 year old woman, Kanokwan “Nam” Intachak, worked as an assistant chef at a well-known hotel in Phuket and died while working…
- Thailand News
Wild elephant found dead from electrocution in Ranong sanctuary
A wild elephant was found dead from electrocution at the radar hill in the Thungraya-Nasak Wildlife Sanctuary in Ranong province. The elephant, believed to have pulled down a tree that fell on high-voltage power lines, was discovered by local government officials who are now working to protect the remaining five elephants in the area. Chawakun Sithisak, deputy inspector of Muang…
- Thailand News
Renowned monk electrocuted in tragic accident at Lampang temple
A revered monk, known for his significant contributions to a famous temple in Lampang, was fatally electrocuted in his quarters. The 75 year old monk, Luang Pu Sa-ad Kusoljittho, was found alongside a massage device, which is believed to have caused the fatal accident. Officers from Kokha Police Station received the distressing report around 9.35am today, July 31. They, along…
- Thailand News
Worker found electrocuted in Chon Buri camp holding wire cutters
A woman found the lifeless body of a missing worker, who had been electrocuted and was holding a pair of scissors tightly, in his room. Police are investigating the incident that took place last night. Police Lieutenant Pacharak Suriya from Huai Yai Police Station reported receiving a distress call at 7pm yesterday, July 30, about a death at an unnumbered…
- Crime News
Man electrocuted while fishing with homemade rod in Kanchanaburi
A man, determined to catch fish for a homemade dish, met a tragic end after slipping and falling onto his electric fishing rod by a canal. Local police were notified of the incident yesterday in Kanchanaburi. Police and medical personnel rushed to the scene near the canal between Moo 3 and Moo 7 in Tha Maka Subdistrict, Tha Maka District,…
- Thailand News
Shocking incident: Electrician severely electrocuted in Buriram
An electrician was severely injured after being electrocuted while connecting power lines on a high-voltage pole in Buriram. Rescue efforts were delayed by 30 minutes due to the late arrival of a separate bucket truck. At 10am today, July 19, emergency responders from Buriram Hospital received a report of a person being electrocuted on a high-voltage electricity pole in front…
- Thailand News
Old woman from Sattahip sparks heroics, saves shocked electrician
An 82 year old Thai homeowner yesterday saved the life of an electrician after he was electrocuted while working at her home in the Sattahip district of Chon Buri province. The homeowner, Sa-ngiam Kukkong, called rescuers from the Sawang Rojjanadham Foundation to her home to transport the technician, 61 year old Somsak Kaerattana, to a hospital. Somsak remained conscious and…
- Thailand News
Student electrocuted turning off water dispenser at Thai school
A tragic incident unfolded at a high school in Kantang District, Trang Province, leaving a student dead from electrocution while attempting to turn off a water dispenser. The event, which occurred during a school sports day, was captured on video and shared on social media, causing widespread shock and grief. The video, posted on the Facebook pages กันตัง บ้านเรา and…
- Thailand News
Fisherman electrocuted while repairing boat near Chanthaburi pier
A fisherman died after being electrocuted while attempting to repair his leaking boat. The incident took place yesterday near an old pier under the Somdet Phra Taksin Bridge in Laem Sing, Chanthaburi. Police Lieutenant Colonel Surapong Prongngam from Laem Sing Police Station received a report from the Sawang Katanyu Dharma Association’s rescue centre about the fatal accident. Upon arrival at…
- Thailand News
2 Thai women electrocuted at amusement park in Lopburi
A Thai woman suffered serious injuries after she was electrocuted while getting off a tagada ride at an amusement park in the central province of Lopburi on Sunday. The incident occurred on a tagada ride at the International Amusement Fair at CS Park on Sunday, June 2. Two people were injured, one of them seriously. The tagada ride comprises a…
- Thailand News
Worker fatally electrocuted outside Bangkok mall, others injured
Tragedy struck yesterday when a worker was fatally electrocuted in front of a well-known shopping mall in the Bang Kapi area of Bangkok. In a horrific turn of events, one person lost their life while two others were revived with CPR, and several more suffered injuries. The incident occurred as a tree relocation vehicle entangled with high-voltage power lines. Police…
- Thailand News
LA orthodontist’s narrow escape from electrocution in Thailand
When a Los Angeles-based orthodontist‘s dream Thai vacation took a horrifying turn, it shocked social media with her Instagram and TikTok followers expressing their concern and support. Dr Cara Hodgson, boasting a considerable online following of 25,500 on Instagram and 97,000 on TikTok, usually shares glimpses of her jet-setting lifestyle and dental tips. However, her recent revelation about a life-threatening…
- Thailand News
Four Thai teens drown after electrocution in public pond
A tragic incident unfolded in Ubon Ratchathani, where four teenagers drowned after being electrocuted in a public pond. The event happened near a ruined temple, where an electrical fault had caused a live current to pass into the water. The deputy investigation officer of Nam Yuen Police Station in Ubon Ratchathani was informed today, December 12, of the fatal accident…
- Thailand News
Pathum Thani: Disabled woman fatally electrocuted in due to faulty pole in central Thailand
A tragic accident occurred in Sam Khok, Pathum Thani province when a disabled woman was electrocuted after touching an electric pole. The incident happened as the 46 year old woman, identified as Wila, was returning from a local shop where she had purchased an energy drink. It is suspected that the electric shock resulted from a faulty electrical connection on…
- Bangkok News
Shocking telephone junction box theft attempt turns deadly for Thai men
Two Thai men who attempted to steal a telephone junction box this morning met a tragic end due to a fatal electric shock. Their lifeless bodies were discovered at 6am today beside their Isuzu pickup truck in Soi Suksawat 62, Bang Mot, Thung Khru, Bangkok. The individuals have been identified as 44 year old Somchok and 63 year old Kamphon.…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya bar worker severely electrocuted by faulty light pole
A terrifying incident occurred in Pattaya early this morning when a 25 year old female bar worker received a severe electric shock from a light pole. The potentially life-threatening situation unfolded on Third Road in South Pattaya, in front of a fitness centre. It was roughly around 5.30am today when the emergency responders rushed to the scene. Upon their arrival,…
- Thailand News
Thief’s shocking end: Young Thai man electrocuted in foiled heist
A 24 year old Thai man was found dead after being electrocuted during an attempted theft in Nong Khai’s Pho Chai district. Police Captain Sittisat Moolmanas, Police Lieutenant Yutthana Ngamchad, a doctor from Nong Khai Hospital, and the Chaba 191 rescue team, were dispatched to the scene on Monday, September 4. Aphitsak, a resident of the Pho Chai district, was…
- World News
Railroad selfie leads to near-death electrocution for Lollapalooza attendees
A group of friends attending the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, USA, had a shocking experience, literally, when they were electrocuted while attempting to take a selfie on a railway track in a prohibited area of the festival grounds. The incident left one of them paralysed after their heart temporarily stopped beating. The incident was reported internationally after a video…
- Thailand News
Shocking outcome: Electrifying mishap on condo balcony leaves painter with First-Degree burns (video)
A painter suffered from First-Degree burns after being electrocuted while painting a condo balcony near an electricity pole in southern Thailand. According to Channel 3, the shocking incident occurred to the unnamed victim at 11am yesterday when he was painting the exterior of a third-floor balcony in the southern province of Songkhla. The man accidentally touched the high-voltage electric wire…
- Thailand News
Thai schoolgirl dies from electric shock while charging phone
In a series of events becoming too familiar in Thailand, a 13 year old schoolgirl was electrocuted while charging her phone and was found dead by her grandmother. A frayed extension cable is believed to be the cause. On Monday at 1.30pm, officers at Ban Na Police Station in Nakhon Nayok province were informed a child had died from an…
- Thailand News
Partygoer electrocuted to death in Chiang Mai, Thailand
A young man was electrocuted to death in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, on Tuesday night. He leaned on an electric fence in a car park upon leaving a famous bar with his friends. CCTV footage captured the incident. The 26 year old man is pictured leaving Tha Chang Pub in Chiang Mai’s Mueang district with a group of friends…
- Thailand News
Thai man dies from electrocution after friends warn him against electrofishing
A man from Nakhon Pathom province in central Thailand was found dead in the forest this morning clutching pliers, electric wires, and a fishing net. The body of 49 year old Montien [surname reserved] was found next to a pond in the forest behind a worker’s camp on Malaiman Road in the Mueang district in the early hours of this…
- Pattaya News
Man found dead, tangled in cables in Bang Lamung
An internet repairman in Bang Lamung had a morbid surprise when he was repairing internet cables in the evening and spotted a man standing by a tree. He called out to him in the dark, but the man did not reply. When he approached the still man, he discovered to his horror that the figure he saw was that of…
- Pattaya News
Monkey taken to Si Racha veterinary hospital following electrocution and fall from tree
A monkey has been rescued after it received a severe electric shock and plummeted from a high tree in Si Racha, a district in the Chon Buri province. A motorbike taxi driver alerted Si Racha firefighters to the simian’s plight yesterday. Veterinarians from the National Park Wildlife and Plant Conservation Si Racha Office and officials from the Si Racha Electric…
- Pattaya News
Electrician electrocuted to death in Chon Buri
An electrician has been electrocuted to death while he was installing wires for a customer in Chon Buri, a province that sits on the Gulf of Thailand. First responders got to the scene to discover 47 year old Montri Somboon’s body still connected to a power pole close to the house. Rescue workers removed Montri’s body; it took them about…
- Pattaya News
Na Jomtien man electrocuted mining bitcoin
The volatility of bitcoin trading can be shocking, but so too can actually mining it, as a Na Jomtien resident unfortunately found after being electrocuted by his mining machine. The body of a 26 year old man named Danai was found this morning after apparently being electrocuted to death by the computer equipment he was using to mine bitcoin. The…
- Pattaya News
Thai man electrocuted whilst laying on his bed in Pattaya
PHOTO: Thai Rath A man has died in Nong Prue, the suburbs behind Pattaya city, as a result of being electrocuted whilst his phone was charging next to his bed. Relatives believe the incident happened early sometime on Sunday. Police were called to an address in Soi 15, Thing Klom – Tan Man, Nong Prue on Sunday evening. 21 year old…
- Songkran News
No foam parties for Songkran
by Suriya Patathayo, Jessada Chantharak Songkran foam parties are being banned this year in the interest of public safety. The announcement today from the national police deputy commissioner Pol General Chalermkiat Srivorakan.Chalermkiat says there had been several deaths and injuries by electrocution at foam parties during previous Songkran festivals. Police have also been instructed to provide security at Songkran celebration…
