Man Dies of Heat Stroke While Clearing Weeds in Rice Field
A 52-year-old man collapsed from heat stroke while clearing weeds in a rice field in Nakhon Ratchasima and drowned in an irrigation canal after losing consciousness.
Nakhon Ratchasima — A 52-year-old man clearing weeds in a rice field collapsed from heat stroke in extreme weather, lost consciousness, fell backward, and died in an irrigation canal. His body showed no signs of injury or assault.
On August 16, Huai Hook 31 rescue unit in Kham Sakae Kaeng received a report from Investigator Tiwakorn Chaemglang of Kham Sakae Kaeng Police Station that a person had been found dead in a rice field in Nong Durian village, Non Muang subdistrict, Kham Sakae Kaeng district, Nakhon Ratchasima. Rescue teams were dispatched to investigate, and since the scene was in the middle of a rice field, they parked their vehicle on the roadside and carried rescue equipment and a stretcher on foot.
Upon arrival, rescue workers found the body of a man wearing black long pants and a blue long-sleeved shirt lying submerged in an irrigation canal, with a waist bag nearby. Police retrieved the body from the water for examination, with police officers, local officials, and residents present to observe.
When police searched the waist bag, they found a mobile phone and an identity card belonging to the deceased, identified as Boon, 52 years old, from Moo 3, Lung Takian subdistrict, Huai Thalaeng district, Nakhon Ratchasima. The body bore no wounds or marks of assault.
Family members said the deceased had gone out in the morning to clear weeds in the rice field but failed to return home. Relatives went to search for him and found him dead at the scene, then immediately informed the village headman, who contacted police and rescue units.
Initial investigation suggests the man died from heat stroke brought on by extreme heat and humid weather conditions, which caused him to lose consciousness and fall into the irrigation canal. Unable to help himself and with no one passing by to assist, he died. His body has been sent to a forensic pathologist at Kham Sakae Kaeng Hospital for autopsy to determine the exact cause of death before his family is notified to collect the body for funeral rites.
