Moment tourist chased and trampled by elephant
The man, identified as R.Basavaraju, reportedly trespassed into a restricted forest near a temple in southwest India on Sunday.
He allegedly tried to take a picture with the massive mammal but ended up running for his life in a freak incident.
Terrifying footage of the encounter has emerged online – filmed by visitors at the reserve in Karnataka.
It shows the elephant standing on the side of the road before flinging its trunk and charging across the road in front of a moving car to chase the fleeing tourist.
Basavaraju is seen turning around and dashing away from the mammal into the busy road.
He stumbles and falls before the elephant catches up and stomps on him several times, managing to take off his pants and underwear in the attack.
The elephant hovers over the tourist then trots away, allowing the man to get up and flee to safety.
Fortunately, in a shocking turn of events, the man survived but was taken to hospital with severe injuries.
According to a witness, Daniel Osorio, the elephant was seen eating carrots roadside when the tourist approached the animal to take a selfie. The elephant was disturbed by the sudden bright flash and attacked the man in a sudden urge of annoyance.
Basavaraju was slapped with a hefty fine of 25,000 Rupees which is just over $A400 – and forced to make a video confessing to his actions.
In the video he admits his behaviour stemmed from lack of knowledge on wildlife safety rules.
'This incident is a strong reminder to follow the rules of the wildlife reserves and to let trained authorities, not people on foot, handle situations like this,' Mr Osorio said.
He also warned other tourists to not make the same mistake.
The Forest Department said: 'Such reckless stunts not only endanger human lives but also provoke unpredictable and dangerous animal behaviour'.
The Indian subcontinent has at least 30,000 wild elephants – more than any other country.
They are also home to 60 per cent of the world's entire Asian elephant population.
This is not the only animal attack that has happened in India in recent years.
It comes after a very similar, terrifying turn of events when footage captured the moment a leopard attacked a group of friends having a picnic last year.
The predator unexpectedly charged at around 60 people and mauled the pals in Shahdol, India, in the Madhya Pradesh state.
This shocking incident left three people injured.
The horrifying video showed the moment the leopard pounced out of the trees in a park on October 20.
This predator jumped on its first victim, reportedly named Akash Kushwaha, 23, as one man was seen falling to the ground, according to the Times of India.
As this man was mauled, another person was seen running away from the leopard and the fallen man.
A group of around four men then rushed back to help the injured victim.
The video abruptly ended after the leopard moved away from the park-goers.
An off-duty police officer and a woman were also attacked by the predator, according to local media.
Other members of the crowd sustained minor injuries during the mad rush away from the animal.
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