Male elephant found dead in BRT Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar
Chamarajanagar: A male elephant was found dead near Erekatte Lake in the Purani section of the Yelandur forest range under the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar district, forest officials said.
The deceased elephant is believed to be a tusker aged between 30 and 35 years. Preliminary assessment by the forest department suggests that the elephant may have died following a fight with another male elephant.
The carcass was detected during routine patrolling by forest staff in the Purani section, after they noticed a strong foul smell in the area. A search led to the discovery of the elephant’s body near the lake. Officials said the area showed clear signs of a struggle, including multiple footprints, disturbed soil and marks indicating a clash between elephants.
Senior forest department officials visited the spot and carried out an inspection. The exact cause of death will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination, officials said.
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Small plane crashes in rural area of northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board
Bogota (AP): A small plane crashed Wednesday in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, authorities said.
Satena, the state-owned airline that operated the flight, said local officials in the community of Curasica notified authorities about where the plane had gone down and a rescue team was deployed to “assess the condition of the passengers.”
Colombia's Transportation Ministry later released a statement saying that “once the aircraft was located on site, authorities regrettably confirmed that there were no survivors.”
The aircraft, which has a registration number of HK4709, took off at 11:42 am local time from the airport in Cucuta, the department's capital, bound for Ocana, a municipality surrounded by mountains, on a flight that typically lasts about 40 minutes.
The aircraft's final contact with air traffic control came minutes after takeoff, according to a statement released by Satena.
The small plane was carrying two crew members and 13 passengers, including Diogenes Quintero, who represents the victims of the internal armed conflict in his region, the airline said.
