Four tourists filmed knocking coconuts from trees on Kamala Beach
A video filmed on July 1 shows four foreign male tourists knocking coconuts from trees on Kamala Beach, prompting online criticism and safety concerns from local residents.
Four foreign male tourists were filmed using long sticks to knock coconuts from trees on Kamala Beach in Phuket's Kathu district on July 1.
The video shows three of the men using the sticks to dislodge the coconuts while a fourth stood on the opposite side to catch them.
After the footage was shared online, residents questioned whether the action was appropriate and raised safety concerns about coconuts potentially falling on people relaxing on the beach.
Some residents said the action might amount to illegal harvesting. Others suggested the tourists may have believed it was allowed because no one told them it was illegal.
