Coimbatore: A wild elephant killed a 55-year-old resident of Koomati tribal settlement in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as P Vannathai. She had ventured into the reserve forest near her home on Thursday evening to collect firewood. The elephant attacked her around 4pm. She died on the spot
A medical officer from the primary health centre in the area confirmed the death. The body was sent to a government hospital for postmortem and was handed over to the family on Friday. The forest department gave Rs 50,000 to the family of the victim as immediate relief. The remaining compensation of Rs 3.5 lakh will be released soon, officials said.