Rescue Team Carries Out Free Funeral for 250kg Woman
Rescue workers in Samut Songkhram mobilized a dozen personnel and seven vehicles to transport a 250-kilogram woman's body from hospital to temple for her funeral ceremony on August 6. The local temple provided its crematory facilities and s
Rescue workers from the Sawang Boonchai Foundation in Samut Songkhram Province mobilized twelve personnel and seven rescue vehicles on August 6, 2025, to transport the body of a 34-year-old woman weighing 250 kilograms from Somdej Phra Phutthaloetla Hospital to Wat Lad Peng temple, a distance of ten kilometers, for religious funeral rites.
Temple abbot Phra Kru Phisalsomutkij assigned assistant abbot Phra Kru Puladphon to prepare the facilities respectfully for the cremation ceremony. The temple had been contacted by village leaders from two communities requesting assistance, as the deceased's considerable weight made it difficult to find suitable venues and crematories. Wat Lad Peng responded by offering its facilities and services free of charge.
According to Thaworn Siang-On, an emergency medical technician with the Sawang Boonchai Foundation, the initial call reported a woman with breathing difficulty at a two-story wooden house. Upon arrival, rescuers found her face-down and weighing 250 kilograms, requiring an ambulance and six to seven personnel working carefully to move her downstairs to the hospital, where she later died. The subsequent transport to the temple required mobilizing twelve rescue workers and volunteers, though all team members remained committed to serving the community regardless of the difficulty.
