MAHENDRANAGAR, Nov 11: An elderly woman died after being attacked by a herd of wild elephants at Shuklaphanta Municipality-2 in Kanchanpur district on Tuesday night.
According to the Jhalari Area Police Office, the victim was identified as Laxmi Dagaura, 60, of Shuklaphanta-2. She died on the spot after being trampled by the elephants.
Wild elephant kills elderly in Jhapa
The herd entered Tarapur settlement, located within Shuklaphanta National Park, and damaged Dagaura's house before trampling her to death, said local resident Chhabilal Dagaura of Ranipur.
Laxmi and her husband, Mohan Dagaura, were asleep inside the house when the elephants entered the settlement. Mohan managed to escape unharmed.
A joint team of the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and park authorities has reached the incident site.
