Woman, Granddaughter Killed in Elephant Attack in Odisha (India)
Press Trust of India
May 8, 2021
BARIPADA: A 60-year-old tribal woman and her granddaughter were trampled to
death by a wild elephant in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Saturday, a
forest official said.
The tusker attacked Kandari Murmu and her eight-year- old granddaughter,
Meghna, when they went to Tunghuru forest under Bisoi range of Similipal
National Park to collect leaves of some plants, and killed them on the
spot, he said.
Another woman, who also went to the forest along with them, was seriously
injured in the elephant attack, Bisoi Range Officer Pradeep Kumar Prusty
said.
She was rescued and admitted to PRM Medical College and Hospital here. The
two bodies were also recovered from the forest, the official added.
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Woman, Granddaughter Killed in Elephant Attack in Odisha (India)
Press Trust of India
May 8, 2021
BARIPADA: A 60-year-old tribal woman and her granddaughter were trampled to
death by a wild elephant in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Saturday, a
forest official said.
The tusker attacked Kandari Murmu and her eight-year- old granddaughter,
Meghna, when they went to Tunghuru forest under Bisoi range of Similipal
National Park to collect leaves of some plants, and killed them on the
spot, he said.
Another woman, who also went to the forest along with them, was seriously
injured in the elephant attack, Bisoi Range Officer Pradeep Kumar Prusty
said.
She was rescued and admitted to PRM Medical College and Hospital here. The
two bodies were also recovered from the forest, the official added.
https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/accidents-and-disasters/woman-granddaughter-killed-in-elephant-attack-in-odisha.html