Sat Oct 5, 2019, 10:16 PM

Six elephants die trying to save each other at Thai waterfall

Source: BBC

Six elephants have fallen to their deaths in Thailand while trying to save each other from a notorious waterfall.

Officials said the incident occurred after a baby elephant slipped over the waterfall in central Thailand's Khao Yai National Park.

Two other elephants were also found struggling on a cliff edge nearby, and have been moved by Thai authorities.

The waterfall, known as Haew Narok (Hell's Fall), has a history of similar incidents.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49944885

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7 replies	Author	Time	Post
Six elephants die trying to save each other at Thai waterfall (Original post)	BaronChocula	Oct 2019	OP
One of the stories on this had a comment to the effect that the elephants were only following....	Rollo	Oct 2019	#1
The article said a baby elephant slipped and fell	IronLionZion	Oct 2019	#5
If anyone has video of this event,	Hal Zerozerozeronine	Oct 2019	#2
How tragic! Those poor souls.	Duppers	Oct 2019	#3
How sad! Elephant 'families' will often work together to	sinkingfeeling	Oct 2019	#4
Ohhh.....crap	Bayard	Oct 2019	#6
i hope they (thai "authorities") are able	orleans	Oct 2019	#7

Response to BaronChocula (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2019, 10:39 PM

Rollo (2,539 posts)

1. One of the stories on this had a comment to the effect that the elephants were only following....

One of the stories on this had a comment to the effect that the elephants were only following each other, since elephants form tight groups that stick together.

I don't know, I wasn't there, and obviously there is no video. Apparently it was at a treacherous crossing near the top of the waterfall. Perhaps the water was higher than they were used to.

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Response to Rollo (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 6, 2019, 08:00 AM

IronLionZion (38,252 posts)

5. The article said a baby elephant slipped and fell

and the others tried to save it and also slipped

It looks treacherous. And the article said this happened before where another herd of elephants slipped to their deaths.