Man killed in elephant attack in Nilgiris Coimbatore News – Times of India

Udhagamandalam: A 62-year-old man died in a wild elephant attack on Wednesday near Masinagudi in the Nilgiris.
A forest official said Iruthayaraj, a resident of Mavanallah, was on his way to Masinagudi on a motorcycle at around 6.30 am that day when the elephant attacked him.
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR)-buffer zone deputy director LCS Srikanth said Iruthayaraj was immediately rushed to the nearest primary health centre, from where he was shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital in Ooty after first aid. “However, he died without responding to treatment.”
The official said Iruthayaraj was a native of Karnataka and had been living in a rented house in Mavanallah for a long time.