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Elephant Breaks Free and Gores Man to Death
May 4, 2026
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chuchart duangdaw / Getty ImagesA man has been killed in India after an elephant broke free and gored him. The victim, identified by local media as 40-year-old Vishnu, was killed on May 1 after reportedly trying to move the elephant to a nearby temple to receive blessings as part of a festival ritual. According to reports, the elephant escaped from the transportation vehicle, breaking out of its chains and attacking Vishnu, grabbing him with its trunk before trampling and goring him.
The animal also attacked and injured its primary caretaker, Pradeep, a local outlet reported, citing Angamaly police. Pradeep was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, video footage cited by local media showed the elephant charging at vehicles and homes, uprooting trees, and overturning cars and scooters. A team was eventually deployed to tranquilize the animal, a process that took nearly four hours, according to The Free Press Journal.Read it at People MagazineRead more at The Daily Beast.
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