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Elephant 'tramples Briton to death' in India Elephant kills British man in India, police say
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A British man has been trampled to death by an elephant in India, according to reports. A British man has been killed by a wild elephant while on safari in southern India, according to police there.
Local media said the tourist, who has not been named, was killed by a wild elephant while on safari at the Masinagudi National Park, in the state of Tamil Nadu. The tourist, who has not been named, was killed by an elephant he had been trying to photograph while on a jungle tour in the state of Tamil Nadu, officers told the BBC.
The Foreign Office said it was "aware of the tragic death of a British national in southern India".The Foreign Office said it was "aware of the tragic death of a British national in southern India".
It added it was "providing consular assistance at this difficult time".It added it was "providing consular assistance at this difficult time".
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A detective at Masinagudi police station told the Times of India officers had not yet inspected the area where the man, who is reported to have been 67-years-old, had died. Tamil Nadu police said the man and two local guides had entered a sectioned-off area of the jungle illegally, the BBC's Delhi correspondent Natalia Antelav reported.
According to the Times, the man and two local guides had been trying to photograph the elephant - which charged them. Officers said the lone animal had charged the men and hit the British man on the head with its trunk. The guides - who managed to escape the elephant - would be arrested, the police added.
The guides then rushed to the neighbouring Sagadevan resort to get help, it said. Our correspondent said the area - which lies on the border between the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu - is popular among tourists and home to large wildlife reserves.
The man is believed to have been staying at the resort and to have arrived in India from London. Such incidents are rare, but resorts operating in the area are often criticised for disturbing animals and driving tourists to parts of the jungle that are not designated for safari tours, she said.
He was treated at the local Masinagudi Hospital before being moved to Gudalur Government Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead - The Times reported. Meanwhile, the Times of India reported that police had not yet inspected the area of the Masinagudi National Park where the man, who is thought to have been 67-years-old, was killed.
The area, which lies on the border between the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, is popular among tourists and home to large wildlife reserves. He is believed to have arrived in India from London.
The BBC's Natalia Antelav, in Delhi, says such incidents are rare, but that resorts operating in the area are often criticised for disturbing animals and driving tourists to parts of the jungle that are not designated for safari tours. He was treated at the local Masinagudi Hospital before being moved to Gudalur Government Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead - The Times said.