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Chinese man trapped in well in Thailand for three days as villagers mistake cries for help for ghostly sounds (www.malaymail.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago

Good example of why belief in the supernatural can be dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

Poor guy. I'm glad they found him before it was too late

[–] MehBlah 13 points 6 days ago

Superstition kills.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

all they had to do was wait another couple of days and they'd have been correct

[–] kamenlady 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Unfortunately his voice must have really sounded ghostly, coming from the well.

Let it be in a forest, sprinkle superstition on it and people won't get near that ghostly place.

I hope that at least now there's awareness among the people living near enough to have heard his screams and crying. If this happens again, they should react differently, because of the experience.

Glad he was saved