Tribal woman trampled to death by elephant in Wayanad

Tribal woman killed by wild elephant in Wayanad forest while collecting forest produce with group.

A 30-year-old tribal woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Parapanpara settlement, a remote Kattunayakka tribal settlement inside the Meppadi forest range under the South Wayanad forest division, on March 28 morning.

The deceased has been identified as Mini, wife of Suresh of the Parappan Para Kattunayakka tribal settlement, under the Meppadi grama panchayat limits in the district.

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The incident occurred early in the morning at Pothukallu forest on the border of Wayanad-Malappuram district, said Forest Department sources.

An elephant attacked Mini while she was going into the inner forest along with a group of tribal people in the hamlet to collect minor forest produce including honey, the sources said.