78-Year-Old Woman Dies After Falling Into 3-Meter Well
A 78-year-old woman in Nakhon Ratchasima died after the concrete cover of a water well collapsed beneath her while she rested during grass-cutting work, sending her three meters into the narrow well.
A 78-year-old woman died after falling into a 3-meter-deep water well while resting during grass-cutting work. She had been sitting on a concrete pipe cover when it suddenly collapsed, and her family was left in shock. Surveillance footage clearly captured the tragic moment.
At 12:37 p.m. on July 31, 2026, rescue officials from Hook 31 Foundation in Nakhon Ratchasima received a report of an elderly woman who had fallen into a water well and died in the Ban Talat area, Talat Subdistrict, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Police, rescue volunteers, and foundation staff immediately rushed to the scene.
Rescuers found the body of 78-year-old Lamud (surname withheld) inside a cement well approximately 3 meters deep. Because the well was narrow and deep, specialized rescue equipment was required to retrieve her body. Many relatives and villagers gathered at the scene, watching the recovery operation with sorrow. Investigators found the body curled up inside the well, with the victim's hat and shoes left at the edge of the opening.
Chaisin Phuphorat, head of Hook 31 volunteer rescue unit in Nakhon Ratchasima, stated that rescue personnel responded immediately upon receiving the report, but found the elderly woman had already passed away. Specialized rescue equipment was used to carefully extract her body from the deep, narrow well before handing her remains to police for further investigation.
According to Thongsakdi (surname withheld), 60, the victim's grandson, Lamud had come to cut grass in the area and sat down to rest on the cover of a water storage well made from cement pipe. Security camera footage clearly documented the incident: as Lamud sat on the well cover, it suddenly became damaged and collapsed. She fell backward into the cement water well and was unable to help herself, ultimately leading to her death.
Police initially inspected the scene, collected evidence, and released the body to relatives for funeral rites according to tradition.
