Elephant Sits on Handler, Crushing Him to Death

Elephant Sits on Handler, Crushing Him to Death
A mahout washes an elephant in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 9, 2018. Lakruwan WanniarachiI/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
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An Indian man was crushed to death by an elephant as he tried to wash it when he slipped on the wet floor just as the 5-ton animal sat down.

The moment was caught on CCTV footage, which shows the elephant handler, known as a mahout, washing a large tusker on the morning of March. 3 in Kerala, southern India.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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