Woman killed in elephant attack in Gudalur
A woman was killed by a wild elephant in Gudalur while returning home from fishing. The incident occurred late Thursday night when K. Meenakshi was attacked by the elephant. The Forest Department responded quickly, rescuing her family members and retrieving her body for a postmortem examination.
- ▪K. Meenakshi, a 50-year-old woman, was killed by a wild elephant in Gudalur.
- ▪The attack happened while she and her family were returning home from fishing.
- ▪The Forest Department quickly responded to the incident and rescued her family members.
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A 50-year-old woman was killed by a wild elephant while she and her family were returning home after fishing in a stream at Kil Nadugani in the Gudalur forest division on late Thursday night.The deceased was identified as K. Meenakshi. In a statement to the press, the Forest Department said that Meenakshi, her husband Kumbili and another relative had gone to the Punnampuzha river to fish and were returning home when an elephant that was in a wooded area nearby attacked and killed Meenakshi.After receiving information about the attack, the Forest Department rushed to the area. They rescued the two persons and retrieved Meenakshi’s body. The body was later sent for postmortem examination.
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