Tamil Nadu: Elephant Falls Into 70-Foot Gorge in Nilgiris While Searching for Food, Dies (See Pic and Video)
A 33-year-old female elephant tragically died after slipping and falling into a 70-foot-deep gorge in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district on Friday morning.
A 33-year-old female elephant tragically died after slipping and falling into a 70-foot-deep gorge in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district on Friday morning, January 10. According to forest department officials, the elephant was searching for food when it lost its footing while traversing rough terrain, falling onto a large boulder. Though the animal was still alive when forest officials arrived at the scene, it slipped again before they could implement a rescue plan, leading to its fatal fall into the gorge. Tamil Nadu: Wild Elephant Tramples Man to Death in Nilgiri’s Cherambady Village.
Elephant Falls Into 70-Foot Gorge in Nilgiris, Dies
A 15-year-old female elephant died after falling from a height of 70 feet on the Coonor in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.@mkstalin @moefcc @rameshpandeyifs @KPonmudiMLA @tnforestdept @byadavbjp @rashtrapatibhvn @Udhaystalin @CMOTamilnadu @LaraAAnderson1 @AwbiBallabhgarh pic.twitter.com/e5MWfDX8bI
— Parthiban S (@Parthiban951428) January 10, 2025
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