India News | Woman Trampled to Death by Wild Elephant in Kerala's Idukki District
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 45-year-old woman was killed in an attack by a wild elephant near Peruvanthanam in Idukki district on Monday, police said.
Idukki (Kerala), Feb 10 (PTI) A 45-year-old woman was killed in an attack by a wild elephant near Peruvanthanam in Idukki district on Monday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Sofia, wife of Ismail, a resident of Kompanpara under Peruvanthanam panchayat.
Police said the incident took place at around 6 pm near a tea estate when the woman went to bathe in a stream along the forest border.
When she failed to return for a long time, her son went searching for her and found her trampled to death by a wild elephant near the stream, police added.
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The woman may have inadvertently come face-to-face with the elephant, triggering the attack, police said.
Meanwhile, residents staged a protest, demanding a solution to the recurring wild elephant attacks in the area.
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