COIMBATORE: An eco watcher working in the forest department was killed in a wild elephant attack in Kovai Kutralam in Boluvampatti Range in Coimbatore on Friday. The deceased was identified as Murugan (51) of Seengapathi near Sadivayal.
The forest department said, the man belonged to Irular tribe and had been working as an eco watcher for more than two decades in Kovai Kutralam. He had gone to an open space near his house when a wild elephant chased him for more than 200 metres and attacked him.
His leg was broken and he sustained multiple injuries on his body. He called for help to the villagers, who rescued him and rushed him to the Alandurai Primary Health Center. Later, he was taken to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, where he died. Karunya Nagar Police registered a case.