How did the elephant park compensate the Chinese tour guide who was attacked by an elephant in Thailand?

“Chinese tour guide attacked by elephant in Thailand” continued: The elephant park involved in the incident paid 1.5 million baht in compensation.

On December 27, there was new progress in the case of Chinese tour guide He Yongjie being attacked by an elephant in Thailand. Bashuo, the owner of the elephant park involved in the incident, said that they had signed a compensation agreement with He Yongjie's family at noon. The park will pay 1.5 million baht (about 300,000 yuan) in compensation, and the insurance compensation will be calculated separately. At present, cement railings have been added to the elephant garden. In addition, the bull elephant involved has no previous accident records. After this accident, it may be sold to a lumber factory.

On December 21, He Yongjie, the leader of Chongqing Beiguo Holidays International Travel Service, was trampled to death by an elephant while rescuing tourists in Pattaya, Thailand. Two tourists in the same group were slightly injured and one tourist was seriously injured. After the incident, the elephant park involved has stopped riding services.

Elephant Garden owner paid 1.5 million baht in compensation

Elephant Garden owner Bashuo told reporters that at noon today at the Hipo Hotel in Bangkok, the park had reached an agreement with the family of the deceased tour guide He Yongjie. The park will pay 1.5 million baht in compensation, and the insurance will pay 1 million baht. These do not include compensation from domestic insurance companies in China. The amount of compensation was based on previous standards for Chinese tourists who had accidents in Thailand, but because he felt very guilty about the tour guide, he paid twice the previous amount.

Bashuo said that he felt that he had failed to fulfill his management obligations, felt very guilty, and was willing to bear corresponding legal responsibilities. According to Thai law, he and the mahout who tamed the elephant may face a fine of about 200,000, and may also face a prison sentence of 2 to 3 years. Whether they have to serve time depends on their performance.

According to the news released today on the website of the Chinese Consulate General in Chiang Mai, Thailand, New Year’s Day is approaching in 2018. The Consulate General in Chiang Mai specially reminds Chinese tourists visiting northern Thailand during the New Year to pay attention to the following: Regarding travel safety, be cautious in choosing projects that have a certain degree of risk such as jungle flying, elephant riding, and getting close to wild animals.

The Elephant Garden adds reinforced concrete fences

Ba Shuo said that the elephant that trampled the tour guide He Zhijie to death was 17 years old, a male elephant, and had never experienced an accident before. In Thailand, every elephant for tourists to watch has an ID card and must be registered after an accident. However, there was no accident with this elephant. After the incident, the local municipal government sent people to check the elephant's DNA. No abnormalities were found, but it was just frightened. After the accident, it is impossible for the elephant to continue working and may be sold to a lumber mill.

Previously, some netizens questioned that the rescue was too slow, delaying the time to treat He Yongjie. Bashuo said that after the incident, they immediately sent the injured to a nearby hospital, and the whole process took less than 20 minutes. However, He Yongjie died on the spot and could not move until the police arrived. "Some people say that no one could save him for half an hour after he was seriously injured. How is that possible? As long as a guest is injured, no matter what the injury is, he will be sent to the hospital first."

Some tourists also questioned that the isolation measures in the Elephant Garden are too simple. Bashuo admitted that the elephant garden did not have adequate safety protection measures. It was previously isolated by flowers and grass, but now it is separated by reinforced concrete fences. However, there are signs at the elephant park reminding visitors not to touch the elephants at will and not to take pictures, because the flash may irritate the elephants. Tour guides entering the park usually provide verbal education to tourists, and security guards will also remind them. "But there are always Chinese tourists who don't listen."

He also said that Thai law has regulations for riding elephants. You have to apply to the local county government and undergo an acceptance inspection once every three months to see if the elephant is in heat. Have you been abused? If an elephant is abused, the owner will be prosecuted. Since Thailand has strict gun control, there are no conditions for using tranquilizer guns. The mahout is usually equipped with an iron hook and has a set of hook methods specifically for controlling the elephant, such as pulling down and turning to the right, etc.