Zaw Tun

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Zaw Tun
Profession	camp mahout
Personal details
Residence
Country	Thailand

Locations
Title	mahout -
Location	at Island Safari Tour (Koh Samui) in Thailand

Biography details

Zaw Win Tun , camp mahout in Thailand

Tun was born * ? .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Golf (attacked)

Casualties

1 casualties

2016-02-01: mahout Zaw Tun attacked by Golf. gored the Mahout with a tusk to his ribs. Zaw Tun Survived. Zaw Win Tun was treated at Koh Samui Hospital and doctors released him on Thursday.

2016-02-06: Police have pressed charges of negligence against a Myanmar Mahout after an elephant killed a tourist from Scotland on this resort island.
Zaw Win Tun, 37, was informed on Saturday of the charges on negligence leading to the death and injury of other people by Bor Phut police.

The elephant, named Golf, stomped on Crowe and gored him in the chest. The animal also gored the Mahout with a tusk to his ribs.

Zaw Win Tun was treated at Koh Samui Hospital and doctors released him on Thursday.

Surat Thani governor Wongsiri Promchana said on Monday that the Mahout worked for Island Safari Tour Co.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). mahout Zaw Win Tun in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 April 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3299. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/854380/mahout-charged-after-tourist-death

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