News Forum - Elderly woman killed by toddy palm fruit in northeast Thailand

[Thaiger]

The body of an elderly lady was found lying face down beneath a palm tree in a rice paddy in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima this morning. The woman, 78 year old Dee Namchanad, was out cutting down toddy palm fruit to sell at the market when the fruit hit her in the head and killed her. A 6 metre long stick of bamboo with a knife attached to it was found next to Dee’s body. Dee made a living by harvesting toddy palm fruit and selling it at a market in Non Sung district. Toddy palm fruit, or […]

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[Ramanathan.P]

Poor lady....May her soul Rest In Peace. These palm fruits and the palm sugar from the sap of this tree are the most healthy sweet. It will not increase the blood sugar level at all. It is a common ingredient in South India. The image of the fruit is tempting to go to Thailand now...but the "Thailand Pass" conditions are the hurdles and bottle neck.....

[Prosaap]

I blame gravity

[Fanta]

35 minutes ago, Prosaap said:

I blame gravity

Me too. Gravity always drags me down. 

[HolyCowCm]

Well she died doing something good she may have liked doing, and sounds like a pretty fast death which is a good thing.  78 is not so bad in an age. 

[PapayaBokBok]

2 hours ago, HolyCowCm said:

Well she died doing something good she may have liked doing, and sounds like a pretty fast death which is a good thing.  78 is not so bad in an age. 

Worse ways to go! that was one hot toddy----dont mess with mother nature--it always wins...

[DiJoDavO]

4 hours ago, Prosaap said:

I blame gravity

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Gravity kills people! We have to defeat gravity, because it's responsible for many deaths!!! If we don't eliminate gravity, we are all going to die!!!!