Demining Officer Loses Leg Stepping on PMN Mine
A demining officer with Thailand's 30th Cavalry Regiment lost his left leg after stepping on a PMN mine while conducting a technical survey near Kok Sung District, Sa Kaeo Province on July 29. Sergeant Major Udompakdi Nuekmun sustained crit
A demining officer attached to the 30th Cavalry Regiment suffered critical injuries at around 11:00 a.m. on July 29 after detonating a PMN mine during a technical survey in a confirmed hazardous area (CHA 27-01/01) near Ban Nong Chan, Nong Mak Mun Subdistrict, Kok Sung District, Sa Kaeo Province. Sergeant Major Udompakdi Nuekmun, a technical survey officer, was conducting mine detection work when he stepped on the old PMN-type mine, causing a blast that resulted in the loss of his left leg, severe blast fragmentation injuries to his right leg, swelling and serious lacerations, and shrapnel wounds to his left arm. The officer remained conscious immediately after the incident and was rapidly evacuated to Arun Prasart Hospital for emergency medical care; his condition remained critical as of the latest report. The humanitarian demining unit (Unit 1) had been working on clearance operations in the 80,800 square-meter hazardous area, with 62,000 square meters cleared to date and 18,800 square meters remaining.
