Fatal elephant attack: German ignores warnings and dies!
Fatal elephant attack: German ignores warnings and dies!
Valparai, Tamil Nadu, Indien - A tragic misfortune overshadow the Indian nature: 77-year-old German Michael S. was attacked by a wild elephant in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu and died of his serious injuries a short time later. According to reports from Vol.at, the tourist drove on Tuesday evening with his rented motorcycle on the street from Valparai to Pollachi when he met the resting animal. While many other road users waited patiently so as not to provoke the elephants, S. decided to overtake the animal and ignored the warnings of the locals. This led to a brutal attack.
When he tried to drive past the elephant, he pushed him off the motorcycle with his tusks and seriously injured him. Eyewitnesses reported that after the first attack, Michael S. first stayed dazed on the ground before he got back to his motorcycle again. At that moment the elephant attacked again, drilled a tusks in his back and threw it into the air. The drivers present began to honk to drive away the wild animal, which finally succeeded. After the initial care on site, the seriously injured man was brought to the Water Falls Hospital and later moved to the Pollachi Government Hospital, where he died at 8:10 p.m.
warnings ignored
g. Venkatesh, a forestryer in Valparai, commented on the incident and made it clear that Michael S. should have observed the clear warnings of the locals. He said, "His decision to ignore the warnings led to the fatal encounter." The shocking details of the attack, including video recordings that are shared on social media, illustrate the risk of a careless approach to wild animals.
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