Mahout Slips While Bathing Elephant, Accidentally Crushed To Death In Kerala

In a tragic incident a mahout was crushed under the weight of an elephant after it squat on him while bating.

The incident happened in Kottayam in Kerala on Sunday morning, when the mahout, identified as Arun Panicker was bathing an elephant.

CCTV footage from the spot showed Arun who was standing on the left side of the jumbo directing the elephant, Bharath Vishwanathan to lie down.

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