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An elephant killed a woman walking to Kataragama

By Sahan Rathanasekara

June 14, 2023

A woman who was walking to Kataragama for the Esala Perahera festival of Ruhunu-Kataragama Maha Devala was attacked and killed by a wild elephant in Yala Park.

An elephant attacked this woman yesterday (13) in the Ling Thuna area of Yala Park.

A 63-year-old woman, a resident of Eichchalampattu, Trincomalee, has died.