How does thresh die in The Hunger Games?

Answer 1

It is not said how he dies in the book but what we know for sure is that it was during a huge thunderstorm that was even trouble for Katniss and Peete in a sheltered cave so imagine for someone in an open field like Thresh. Now this is my opinion and it only seems logical, Cato couldn't of killed Thresh for a few reasons first he still did not have his special armor since Thresh had his pack. Second if he were to have killed Thresh it wouldn't of been without some tremendous damage since Thresh is much stronger and bigger then Cato and he is also in better shape then Cato since he has been eating well from the grains of the fields since the begging of the game. Second of all when Cato is running by Katniss and Peeta when the mutts are chasing him he has no damage on him or else Katniss would have noticed and if he would of fought Thresh to the death Cato would of been in a pretty bad shape. So only way I can see Thresh being killed is that he was struck by lightning while running into the crops. Which would make sense because he is in an open a field and a large target plus I am sure that armor that is in the pack is somewhat conductive but I don't believe that it's regular lightning that struck and killed my favorite character but in fact a specially designed lightning by The Gamemakers to make sure he does not win. Why? Simple either he was to big of a treat such as Titus in another Hunger Games that became a crazy killer eating his victims after brutally murdering them (by the way he was taken out by an avalanche) but that wouldn't make sense for Thresh he didn't go crazy and I think Clove was his only kill. The reason why the Gamemakers took him out is because he did not kill Katniss he gave someone a chance to live and let her be which is not the point of the games they need action they wanted to see that kill and he disobeyed the Capitol it was his little way of rebelling so the Gamemakers punished him for his inordinate action. But that is only my opinion hope I helped.

Answer 2

It is unknown how Thresh died, but the mutts or Cato, or an infection, were the most educated guesses. No one, except maybe Suzanne Collins, knows for sure. :)