A 55-year-old man was trampled to death by elephants in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred inside a forest near Chitrada under the Moroda Police Station area when three tribal persons were returning home and suddenly attacked by the elephants, a senior officer said.
Sambhua Bhakta died, while two others managed to escape from the spot, Moroda Police Station in-charge Padmalochan Panigrahi said.
A herd of 14 wild elephants from Dalma sanctuary of Jharkhand had sneaked into the Rasgovindpur range under the Baripada forest division.
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His body was recovered this morning and sent for post-mortem examinations to the PRM Medical College and Hospital, Baripada.
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