Open the heart of the hero elephant mahout. Riding an elephant through the turbulent waters to help tourists with a capsized raft in the Nam Taeng River, Chiang Mai Province, until they were safe. Phrakhru Aod Arrange a fruit tote to reward the 3 elephants from the Saen family who have done good deeds.
After this morning, the elephant mahout of Plai Trakul Saen Taking elephants through the Mae Taeng current with flash floods Helped 4 tourists from Myanmar who had capsized in the middle of the Taeng River. Going next to an island in the middle of the water came out safely, today through Phrakhru Aod Wat Chedi Luang Worawihan, Mueang District, Chiang Mai Province, went to Ban Chang Trakul Saen, Kuet Chang Subdistrict, Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province, to talk with Mr. Mongkol Khanenok, 30 years old, the hero mahout. who is taking a free elephant for Valentine’s Day His beloved elephant bathes in the Mae Taeng River.
Mr. Mongkol said that at the time of the incident, he was taking care of the elephants
as usual. But suddenly, a tourist raft floated by. At that time, it was raining, causing the water in the Mae Taeng River to become murky, red, and high and flowing fast. Causing the tourist raft floating downstream to capsize So he brought the elephants to help bring the tourists out from the island in the middle of the water. There were also 2 other elephants helping. It took about 30 minutes to help bring the tourists to shore. He felt happy to be able to help the tourists.
Today, Phra Khru Od of Wat Chedi Luang Worawihan also prepared fruit trays to feed the male elephants of the Saen family, including the male elephant Valentine, the male elephant Khun Saen, and the male elephant Kong Thap. The fruits included banana grass, bananas, sugarcane, papaya, watermelon, and cucumbers to reward the elephants for their good deeds helping tourists. The three elephants all ate the food with relish. Phra Khru Od has already redeemed the lives of 19 elephants and given 16 to the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in
Lampang Province to conserve Thai elephants.
As for Valentine, he is a male elephant who lives with the Saen family elephants at the Saen family elephant house. He is another elephant with a very good temperament. However, this incident must remind tourists and rafting operators during the rainy season, when there is a lot of rain, the water flows fast, or flash floods flow down, they must be mindful of the safety of tourists and tourists must wear life jackets at all times
Source: Thai News Agency
