Woman killed, daughter injured in wild elephant attack in Kerala’s Idukki

A 36-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant, and her daughter was seriously injured on Monday morning at Chinnakkanal, under the Devikulam forest range near Munnar in Idukki district of Kerala.

The incident occurred around 8 a.m. at Transfer Curve near Singukandam. The deceased has been identified as Mari, a resident of Singukandam.

According to Forest department officials, the woman was walking her daughter to school when they encountered two wild elephants standing on the road. Due to heavy rain and thick mist, the woman failed to notice the animals. One of the elephants attacked, trampling the woman to death and leaving her daughter seriously injured.

The child was rushed to Adimaly Taluk Hospital for treatment. The woman’s body has also been shifted to the same hospital for a post-mortem examination.