Tourist dies after elephants fight at Karnataka wildlife camp, tragedy caught on camera

NEW DELHI: In a tragic incident, a tourer from Tamil Nadu died aft being caught nether an elephant during a combat betwixt 2 trained elephants astatine the Dubare wildlife campy successful Karnataka’s Kodagu district, officials said connected Monday.The victim, identified arsenic Tulasi (33), was lasting adjacent the stream watching the jumbos being bathed erstwhile the incidental occurred.

According to officials, the 2 trained elephants — Kanjan and Marthanda — abruptly began warring during the bath. Despite attempts by the mahouts to power them, Kanjan charged astatine and rammed Marthanda. As Marthanda mislaid equilibrium and fell, Tulasi got trapped underneath the tusker and died connected the spot.Karnataka wood curate Eshwar Khandre termed the incidental “deeply shocking” and ordered a elaborate probe. He besides directed authorities to enforce stricter information measures and guarantee tourists support a harmless region from wildlife.Khandre said adjacent trained elephants and different chaotic animals tin behave unpredictably, making it hard to expect their behaviour astatine each times. He instructed officials to prohibit activities specified arsenic touching elephants’ trunks, posing beside them for photographs, bathing elephants, oregon feeding them jaggery, bananas, and different nutrient items.(With PTI inputs)