{
  "id": 1243824,
  "title": "Korat man dies in field, suspected heatstroke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/korat-man-dies-in-field-suspected-heatstroke",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T09:46:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2026/08/16/korat-man-dies-in-field-suspected-heatstroke/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday at 10:53, officials from the Korat rescue team, specifically the Kham Sakaesaeng unit, were alerted about a man found deceased in a rice field in Nakhon Ratchasima province. The scene unfolded in Ban Nong Thuriang, Non Mueang subdistrict, Kham Sakaesaeng district, a location distant from the main road, necessitating rescuers to walk to the area with rescue tools and a stretcher. Upon arrival, the group discovered the body of a man, 52-year-old Boonnam Chiansanthia, who had been lying in a water channel within an embankment of the rice field, dressed in black trousers and a long-sleeved blue shirt with a waist bag. The police took the body for further examination, while local officials and villagers oversaw the procedure. The man's mobile phone and national ID card were found in his waist bag. He was identified as Boonnam, a resident of Huai Thalaeng district, Nakhon Ratchasima, who had moved to Kham Sakaesaeng after marrying a local woman. According to relatives, Boonnam had set out for the rice field at around 08:00, informing his family he would clear grass and weeds. Concern arose when he did not return by late morning, leading his family to search for him and discover his lifeless body at the scene. The authorities surmised that heatstroke was the likely cause, as Boonnam may have fainted, fallen face-first into the water channel, and remained unaided until it was too late. The body was subsequently transported to Kham Sakaesaeng Hospital for a detailed forensic investigation to ascertain the precise cause of death before being handed over to Boonnam's family for traditional rites.",
  "summary": "NAKHON RATCHASIMA — 16 August 2026, A 52-year-old man died after reportedly suffering heatstroke while clearing grass and weeds in a rice field in Nakhon Ratchasima province. At around 10:53 on Sunday, Hook 31 Korat rescue volunteers at the Kham Sakaesaeng unit were alerted by Pol. Lt. Col. Thiwakorn Chaemklang, an investigator at Kham Sakaesaeng […] The post Korat man dies in field, suspected…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}