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New Indian Express
4 days ago
- New Indian Express
Fisher sleeping on sandbar killed by wild jumbo in Coimbatore's Bhavani Sagar backwaters
COIMBATORE: A 49-year-old fisherman sleeping on a sandbar was trampled to death by an elephant in the Bhavani Sagar backwaters at Mayilmokkai near the Sirumugai forest late on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as A George, alias Chelladurai of Kothamangalam village near Sathyamangalam. He had been fishing in Bhavani Sagar backwaters and staying in a temporary shed on the sandbar. After placing a net with the help of three other fishermen, all of them fell asleep when the tusker managed to cross the river and trampled the man to death. An official from Sirumugai forest range said, 'Others noticed the elephant only after it trampled George. The tusker crossed the river as there was only knee-deep water. The incident happened around 1 am on Wednesday.' Following the incident, Sirumugai forest range officials asked fishermen to avoid sleeping on the sandbar and vacate the area as a precautionary measure. 'This is the first time that the animal has trampled a human by venturing into river waters. We are keeping a close watch on the animal,' the official said. The body was handed over to his wife G Asanthamery. 'We gave Rs 50,000 as preliminary compensation to the deceased's wife and the remaining Rs 9.5 lakh would be given to them once the family members submit the death certificate and medical records,' the official added.
Time of India
4 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Wild elephant tramples fisherman to death near Coimbatore
Representative image COIMBATORE: A fisherman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in the Bhavani Sagar backwaters at Mayilmokkai, located within the Sirumugai forest range, in the early hours of Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as A George alias Chelladurai of Kothamangalam village near Sathyamangalam in Erode district. George stayed in a temporary shed on a small patch of land in the middle of the river and fished. George and three other fishermen set up fishing nets in the river and slept on the patch of land. Around 1 am, a wild tusker waded through knee-deep water, reached there and trampled George. The others became aware of the elephant's presence only after the incident. They managed to escape by swimming across the river. "The elephant entered the patch of land as the water level was only knee-deep. After trampling George, it returned to the river," said an official in the Sirumugai forest range. Following the incident, forest officials instructed fishermen to vacate the area and avoid staying there overnight as a precautionary measure. George's body was retrieved and sent to Mettupalayam Govt Hospital, where a postmortem was conducted. 'We gave an initial compensation of Rs 50,000 to the deceased's family. The remaining Rs 9.50 lakh will be disbursed once the family submits the required documents, including the death certificate and medical records,' the official added.
