Baripada (Odisha), Jun 7 (PTI) A 60-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant inside a forest in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Sunday, officials said.

The incident took place when the victim, Chaturbhuja Naik of Kukudajudi village, ventured into a nearby forest under the Baripada forest division in the morning, Rasgovindpur forest range officer Prashanta Behera said.

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A tusker which was roaming in the forest attacked Behera and trampled him to death, he said.

The body has been retrieved and sent for post-mortem examination to the PRM Medical College and Hospital here, the officer said.

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Forest officials have made arrangements for providing necessary assistance to the bereaved family as per norms, he added.

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