Ammon News - A 68-year-old woman was killed in a wild elephant attack in north Kerala’s Malappuram district on Thursday morning, officials said.

The wild elephant reportedly trampled the woman to death in the Edavanna region of the district on Thursday, sparking protests from local residents.

The deceased has been identified as Kalyani, wife of Chandran, a resident of Kambikkayam in Kizhake Chathallur.

The tragic incident occurred around 10.30am when Kalyani was attacked by the elephant, which is believed to have been a part of a herd that the forest officials were attempting to drive back into the forest after they strayed into the residential area in search of food.

Forest officials said that she had gone to search for her grandchildren, who were playing in a nearby area. Gulf news