Latest News | Female Elephant Slips to Death in TN
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. A seven-year old female elephant was killed here on Friday after it slipped and fell of a rock, Forest officials said.
Coonoor (Tamil Nadu), Jan 10 (PTI) A seven-year old female elephant was killed here on Friday after it slipped and fell of a rock, Forest officials said.
The pachyderm met its fate while going in search of water. The incident happened near the sixth hairpin bend on the Coonoor-Mettupalayam national highway near a stream, officials added.
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A team of Forest personnel rushed to the spot upon hearing information about the incident and an autopsy on the dead elephant would be conducted later, they said.
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