Security guard dies in elephant attack (Coimbatore) Times of India July 28, 2021 A security guard with a real estate firm was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kovaipudur here on Tuesday morning when he went to attend nature’s call. The deceased was identified as R Muthusamy, 62, of Arivozhi Nagar at Madukkarai. The firm where he works is situated about 500 meters from the reserve forest of Boluvampatti block in Madukkarai range. Forest department officials said the area was frequented by elephants. As there were no facilities for Muthusamy to relieve himself, he came out of the premises around 6am. Suddenly, he was attacked by an elephant and he died on the spot, a forest officer said. Residents of the area alerted forest department officials, who reached the spot and sent the body to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital. Following the postmortem, the dead body was handed over to the family of the deceased. The forest department officials also handed over Rs 50,000 to the family members as the immediate relief and Rs 3.5 lakh, the rest of the relief amount, will be given to the family members soon. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/security-guard-dies-in-elephant-attack/articleshow/84805263.cms