Minutes of life Flash floods in Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai Province, caused a traveling gold ferry to capsize, leaving 4 people stuck on an island in the middle of the water. Had to bring the elephant down to help. Four tourists, two men and two women, went bamboo rafting on the Taeng River in Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai. Flash floods caused the elephants to capsize and get stranded on an island in the middle of the river. The mahout had to wade through the water to help them reach shore safely. Phra Khru Odd was at the scene with the mahout from the Saen family. The mahout and the Saen family elephants in Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province saw the bamboo raft of the two men and two women floating along the Mae Taeng River in Chiang Mai Province suddenly capsize due to heavy rain and flash floods. The strong current could not be controlled, causing the raft to capsize and get stranded on an island in the middle of the river. The water level was still strong and rising. Therefore, Plai Trakun Saen, an ele phant from an elephant camp next to the Taeng River, had to wade through the strong current to help the four tourists reach shore safely. The tourists thanked Plai Trakun Saen and the mahout who went down to help, who were still in shock about the incident. Phra Khru Odd's elephant, Plai Trakun Saen, was the elephant that Phra Khru Odd Wat Chedi Luang Worawihan, Mueang District, Chiang Mai Province, helped redeem the life of the elephant, bought it to raise and gave it to the mahout in Mae Taeng District to take care of and is in the process of giving it to the Elephant Institute to take care of it as a national elephant Source: Thai News Agency