Sa Kaeo abbot swept into drain while clearing debris
An abbot in Sa Kaeo died after being swept through a drainage pipe while clearing vegetation and debris from a waterway following hours of heavy rain in Wang Nam Yen district yesterday, September 20. Rescue volunteers from the Sawang Sa Kaeo Foundation’s Wang Nam Yen unit were called to the meditation centre at about 4.30pm. Residents … The story Sa Kaeo abbot swept into drain while clearing…
Sa Kaeo abbot tragically lost his life after being swept away in a drainage pipe while clearing debris from a waterway during hours of heavy rain, September 20. The 67-year-old Phra Chaiyaporn, head of the Luang Pu Samrit Phon Phothiyan Meditation Centre, was identified and attempts at resuscitation were unsuccessful. Witnesses reported that strong currents had carried his body through a culvert some 1 metre in diameter.
The abbot's body was taken for a post-mortem examination, and his funeral was held at Wat Wang Nam Fon in Wang Mai subdistrict.
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