Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (MS)
Puttur, Jan 1: A lone tusker attacked a father and a son, who were catching fish at Gundya rivulet near Uppinangady in the taluk, on Saturday evening. While the father died, the son was injured.
Thimmappa (45), a resident of Janata Colony of Shiradi village is the deceased. He and his son Sharan (18) had been to Gundya rivulet to catch fish. A lone tusker suddenly attacked Sharan. Thimmappa tried to rescue Sharan.
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The angry tusker threw Thimmappa on to the ground and trampled upon him. A seriously injured Thimmappa was rushed to a private hospital in Mangaluru. But he succumbed to his injuries.
Sharan is out of danger and is being treated at Nelyadi hospital. Uppinangady zonal forest officer Jayaprakash and team visited the spot where the incident took place.