COLOMBO, May 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – One person was killed and another seriously wounded, today, as a result of an attack by a wild elephant in central Sri Lanka, said the police.
The police said, the deceased is a 23-year-old woman, and the wounded is a 22-year-old man.
The couple had come on a camping tour and set up camp near the Uda Diyaluma waterfall, according to the police.
The police said that, the marauding elephant was there when police and residents of the area arrived, following a distress call from the injured person.
Human-elephant conflict has been increasing in Sri Lanka, in recent years.
The death toll of the conflict hit a record high last year with 145 people and 433 elephants killed, according to official data.– NNN-XINHUA
