A tusker is reported to have died in Corbett tiger reserve after being electrocuted by an overhead high tension power line. The carcass of the elephant was spotted in the Dhikala zone of Corbett on Sunday. After reaching the site, the veterinarians conducted post-mortem examination of the pachyderm in the presence of dept officials after which the body of the elephant was buried.
Personnel of the Corbett tiger reserve were on a morning patrol in the Dhikala zone on Sunday when they came across the charred carcass of an elephant in the Sutha beat. The patrol team informed the Sr officials after which the Corbett Dy dir Amit Verma and departmental veterinarian Dr Dushyant Kumar also reached the site of the mishap. The Corbett deputy director informed that the elephant electrocuted fatally is estimated to be about 35 years old. The carcass was about three days old. It is being stated that a branch of a tree had fallen on an overhead high tension power line due to which the power line was hanging low. When the elephant was passing by, it is believed to have come into contact with the high tension power line, leading to its death. The incident is being investigated, the Corbett deputy director further said.