6 February 2024 12:00 am Views - 164
By Dileep Jayasekara
A wildlife officer had been trampled to death by a wild elephant during a raid to drive away a herd that roamed into Daladagama in Kirinda.
He had received serious injuries and died on admission to Hambantota General Hospital. The victim K. W. Indika Kumara was a wildlife guard attached to Nimalawa Wildlife Office in Yala. A team of wildlife conservators had rushed to Daladagama area on information that a herd of jumbos was causing havoc in the village.
Kirinda Police conducted investigations.