2019.10.20 17:14 GMT+8

Elephant dies in suspected electrocution in India

Updated 2019.10.20 17:14 GMT+8
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A male adult elephant was found dead in a paddy field in Dudhia Village on the outskirts of Siliguri, West Bengal, India, October 19, 2019. /VCG Photo

The jumbo's body was spotted by forest guards and preliminary investigation indicates it probably died electrocuted on a live wire in the waterlogged fields. /VCG Photo

As many as 565 elephants died due to electrocution in India over the past 10 years, according to a New Indian Express report citing data by the Project Elephant Division of the India Ministry of Environment and Forests. /VCG Photo

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