A 57-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Pathanamthitta on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Dileep, a native of Ezhathala in Thannithode. The incident occurred around 7.30 p.m. when the victim, along with his friend, went to the Pulinjalil forests to lay a fishing net in the Kallar river.
A wild elephant, which came charging down, trampled Dileep while the other person, identified as Omanakuttan, escaped with injuries. The person who had escaped soon alerted the forest officials, who rushed to the spot and retrieved the body after chasing the animal away.
