08 May 2024 | The Hindu
Cameraman dies in elephant attack in Kerala
Other accident
A Malayalam television news channel cameraman was killed in an elephant attack near Malampuzha in Palakkad on the morning of Wednesday 8 May, 2024.
A.V. Mukesh, 34, cameraman of Mathrubhumi News, was on a shoot along with other journalists when the attack took place. The media team had gone to Panamarakkad in Malampuzha to cover an elephant raid at a farmland around 8 a.m.
Forest officials said that a tusker elephant charged at the media team about 200 metres inside the forest. As the team members ran to escape the attack, Mukesh tripped and fell and was trampled by the elephant.
Though Mukesh was rushed to district hospital here, he was declared dead on arrival.
Read the original article: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/mathrubhumi-news-cameraman-dies-in-elephant-attack-at-malampuzha/article68152280.ece
