Man killed 'while feeding an elephant' 3 published : 16 Apr 2021 at 09:17 3 Officials inspect the death scene in front of the Jungle House Khaoyai resort near Thanarat Road in Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima, on Thursday. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert) An elephant trampled a man to death on Thursday, while he was apparently trying to feed it by the side of a road in Nakhon Ratchasima. Pol Capt Arthit Poontaisong, deputy inspector of Mu Si police, said the incident occurred at 7.50am in front of the Jungle House Khaoyai resort near Thanarat Road in Pak Chong district. Police said the body of Rachan Theerapittayatrakul, 55, a sanitation technical officer for the Nakhon Ratchasima City Municipality, had suffered multiple fractures and was found near a female elephant known locally as Cherry.