One killed by wild elephant, three escape

23 August 2016 09:32 pm

A 60-year-old man was killed by a wild elephant in a chena in Sooriyawewa in Embilipitiya this evening, police said.

They said the elephant had attacked four people while they were clearing a forest area for the chena.

One man was killed and the others had run and climbed on to a tree nearby.

The Sooriyawewa Police and the Hambantota Wildlife officers are conducting investigations.

Video by Roshan Gunasekera