Man dies in suspected wild elephant attack in Kerala's Wayanad

Wayanad: A 45-year-old man died in a suspected wild elephant attack in a forest fringe area on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in this district, police said on Tuesday.

The deceased, identified as Manu, hailed from a tribal hamlet in Tamil Nadu.

Police said his body was found in a paddy field near the forest area on the Kerala side of the border, and he is suspected to have been killed in a wild elephant attack.

The incident is believed to have occurred on Monday evening.

Locals said he was attacked by a wild elephant while returning from a shop buying groceries. They found his body in a field near the forest boundary on Tuesday morning.