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Briton was trampled by elephant in India, inquest hears Briton was trampled by elephant in India, inquest hears
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A retired geography teacher was trampled by an elephant in India as he tried to see a tiger in the wild, an inquest has heard.A retired geography teacher was trampled by an elephant in India as he tried to see a tiger in the wild, an inquest has heard.
Colin Manvell, 67, of Havant, Hampshire, died during a trip to the Masinagudi national park in southern India in September last year.Colin Manvell, 67, of Havant, Hampshire, died during a trip to the Masinagudi national park in southern India in September last year.
David Horsley, the coroner for Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire, said it was believed that Manvell was alone when he was trampled.David Horsley, the coroner for Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire, said it was believed that Manvell was alone when he was trampled.
He said he had received very little information from the Indian authorities, and the only report sent to him had been poorly photocopied and was incomplete. The coroner said he had received very little information from the Indian authorities, and the only report sent to him had been poorly photocopied and was incomplete.
Concluding that Manvell's death was an accident, the coroner said: "We do not know any more than an elephant must have come out of the undergrowth making trumpeting sounds and he was in its way."Concluding that Manvell's death was an accident, the coroner said: "We do not know any more than an elephant must have come out of the undergrowth making trumpeting sounds and he was in its way."
He added: "It is the first time I have encountered anything like this as a coroner. He was clearly out in India doing what he loved."He added: "It is the first time I have encountered anything like this as a coroner. He was clearly out in India doing what he loved."
Manvell's nephew Roger Manvell said his uncle was a frequent visitor to India and would stay with friends he had made there.Manvell's nephew Roger Manvell said his uncle was a frequent visitor to India and would stay with friends he had made there.
He said: "He had always travelled a lot ever since I can remember. I think he had been there a week or so before he died. He's very keen on his photography, particularly birds, flowers, he was always intent on tracking or seeing a tiger in the wild. He was not a thrill-seeker or anything, just enjoyed seeing the culture out there."He said: "He had always travelled a lot ever since I can remember. I think he had been there a week or so before he died. He's very keen on his photography, particularly birds, flowers, he was always intent on tracking or seeing a tiger in the wild. He was not a thrill-seeker or anything, just enjoyed seeing the culture out there."
He said his uncle had good eyesight and hearing, contradicting reports following his death that he had difficulty with his hearing. "It was quite unbelievable when it happened at the time, it's a one in a million."He said his uncle had good eyesight and hearing, contradicting reports following his death that he had difficulty with his hearing. "It was quite unbelievable when it happened at the time, it's a one in a million."