An elderly man died when he was attacked by an elephant in a forest near Machua village under Morada block in Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Gajendra Mahanta (75), had gone to the forest in the morning to attend nature’s call when he became the victim of the animal’s attack.
The animal trampled him to death on the spot. Forest Department officials reached the spot on being informed about the incident and started an investigation.
Notably, as many as 13 elephants have strayed into the area from Similipal. The presence of the jumbos for the last 15 days has left the locals panic-stricken, reports said.