Tusker stuck in sludge dies near Gudalur

Udhagamandalam: A young tusker was found dead near Gudalur in the Nilgiris on Friday.
The elephant was stuck in sludge on a land falling under Section 17 of Gudalur Janmam Act at Manal Vayal.
According to Sumesh Soman, district forest officer, Gudalur division, all its four legs and tusks were buried in the sludge. “When elephants fall down with their chest on the earth, they won’t be able to breath properly. The elephant might have died last night.”
It was local residents who spotted the tusker’s carcass first and alerted forest officials. “It seemed to be a young tusker. Only after postmortem, we could ascertain its age. The autopsy would be conducted on Saturday,” the officer said. tnn