Recounting the incident, Daisy said that the animal was seen trying to uproot a coconut tree in the surrounding area and moved towards him quickly.
Representative image of a wild tusker. (Creative Commons)
A 53-year-old man was attacked and killed by a wild elephant when he tried to chase it away after it strayed close to his house near the forest in Thulappally in Pathanamthitta on Monday, 1 April, police said. This is the fifth death reported in the conflict between humans and wild elephants in Kerala in the past three months.