Man trapped in Thai well for 3 days as villagers think shouting sounds from haunting
 

A bizarre incident in which a Chinese man fell into an abandoned well in Thailand and remained trapped for three days – his cries for help mistaken by villagers for ghostly sounds – has amused many on mainland social media.

The Universal Daily News in Thailand reported that on November 24, local police in Mae Sot, Tak province, near the Thai-Myanmar border, received reports from villagers who heard strange cries emerging from a nearby remote forest.

As police and rescue personnel ventured into the forest to investigate, they called out and were unexpectedly met with voices responding in return.

Following the source of the sound, they discovered a Chinese man trapped at the bottom of a 12-metre-deep dry well in the forest.

The rescue operation lasted 30 minutes, and the man was found in a weakened state with a fractured left wrist, a cerebral concussion, and bruises across his body.

He was promptly taken to the hospital for medical treatment.

Through a translator, the man, identified as 22-year-old Liu Chuanyi, revealed that he had been trapped in the well for three days and nights without food or water.

To conserve his strength, he shouted for help only once every hour.

Nearby residents reported hearing strange cries from the forest starting three days ago, particularly at night when the sounds grew louder and more intense.

Mistaking these noises for hauntings, they avoided going outside after dark and did not dare to investigate the source.

Liu is now out of danger, and rescue teams suspect he wandered into the forest and accidentally fell into the well while trying to find his way out.

Source : https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3288976/man-trapped-thai-well-3-days-villagers-think-shouting-sounds-haunting

Comprehension

Where did the Chinese man get trapped?
How long was the man trapped in the well?
What did the villagers initially think the cries for help were?
How deep was the well where the man was trapped?
How did the rescue personnel find the man?
What injuries did the man suffer from being trapped?
How often did the man shout for help while trapped?
What did the rescue teams suspect caused the man to fall into the well?

Discussion

How do you think you would feel if you were trapped in a well for three days with no food or water?
Do you think the villagers’ mistake of thinking the cries were from a ghost is understandable? Why or why not?
Why do you think the man only shouted for help once every hour?
How might the situation have been different if someone had gone to investigate the cries earlier?
What do you think could have been done to prevent the man from falling into the well in the first place?
If you were a resident of the village, how would you have reacted to hearing strange sounds at night?
What do you think the man might have learned from this experience?
How does this story highlight the importance of helping others in need, even when the situation seems strange or unusual?

Vocabulary

Bizarre: Very strange or unusual.
Fractured: Broken into pieces (used here to describe an injury).
Cerebral concussion: An injury to the brain caused by a blow to the head.
Conserve: To use something carefully to avoid wasting it.
Mistaken: Believing something is true when it is not.
Hauntings: Ghostly or supernatural occurrences, especially related to a place.
Rescue operation: The act of saving someone from danger or harm.
Suspect: To think that something may be true, but without proof.