Two people killed by wild elephant Attack

Elephants ran amok in the in the 6th mile post of Saliyapura, Anuradhaprua on Friday afternoon. Our correspondent stated that two persons were killed after being attacked by the wild elephant. A 65-year-old came under an attack while he was walking along a road in Theppamkulama Saliyapura. The individual had reportedly died after the incident. Thereafter, the elephant had headed off to nearby villages through the 6th mile post in Saliyapura. A father had attempted to rescue his two children who were playing in the garden of his house. The father had the locked the children inside the house and had run about 50 metres before he was caught by the wild elephant. The victim was 55 years old.