
PHITSANULOK: A forestry official was found dead in a cassava field in Wat Bot district on Tuesday and the cause of his death was being investigated, police said.
The body was discovered in tambon Khansong by a rubber tapper who noticed a foul smell wafting from an adjoining cassava field, near Moo 4 village. He went to investigate and found the body. He informed the village chief, who reported it to Wat Bot police.