Tribal man trampled to death by wild elephant in Thrissur
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Thrissur: A tribal man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Thrissur on Wednesday. The incident occurred at 8.30 am in the Thamara Vellachal tribal area. The victim, identified as 60-year-old Prabhakaran, was collecting punnakka (forest produce) when the elephant attacked.
Prabhakaran, a resident of Thamara Vellachal, had gone to the forest with his son Manikandan and son-in-law Lijo. The trio entered the forest around 7 am. At around 8:30 am, a wild elephant charged at them in the Ambazhachal area under the Peechi forest range. Though Manikandan and Lijo managed to escape, the elephant caught up with Prabhakaran.
Officials from the Peechi Forest Department have since entered the forest to investigate the incident.
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