Superstitions haunt forest
Some residents say the signs of another helicopter accident were there
- Published: 25/07/2011 at 09:08 AM
- Newspaper section: News
With three army helicopters crashing in just eight days, questions are being asked as to whether the tragedies were the result of accidents, a conspiracy _ or supernatural powers.
An army officer inspects the charred wreckage of the Bell 212 helicopter which went down yesterday morning about 12km from the office of the Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi. It was the third helicopter to have crashed in eight days. It had been sent to assist in the search and recovery operation of two helicopters which earlier crashed in the area. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD
A number of soldiers, officers and civilians working or living in Kaeng Krachan National Park, the site of the initial stranding of a group of officers, journalists and encroachment suspects which prompted the disastrous chain of fatal rescue and retrieval operations, believe bad omens are to blame.
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About the author
- Writer: Wassana Nanuam
- Position: Reporter
