Kerala: Selfie with elephant goes wrong in Alappuzha temple, man critically injured

A man was severely injured while taking a selfie with an elephant in Kerala temple. The incident was captured on a camera, where the elephant is seen swaying away the man.

Thiruvananthapuram: In a case reported from Alappuzha, Kerala, a man was severely injured while taking a selfie with an elephant. The incident was captured on a camera, where the elephant is seen swaying away the man while he tries to little close.

Mirror Now reported, the incident happened in an Alapuzha temple, where the elephants are trained and kept in an isolated space along with the mahawat- caretaker. In the video, the elephants are being trained and chained to trees which is a routine for the elephants and they do not allow anyone except the mahawat to come near them.

Meanwhile, the man while taking selfie was trying to move closer to the elephant for a better shot and immediately the elephant swayed him away. The mahawat tried to bring down the situation in the area. And the victim was immediately rushed to the local hospital where he is undergoing treatment.

The area where the man was taking a selfie was barred for entry.

India ranks on the top when it comes to selfie-related deaths and in a similar case reported from Maharashtra's Mahabaleshwar, where a tourist youth accidentally plunged into a valley while trying to capture a ‘perfect selfie’ at the famous Lodwick Point.

While clicking a selfie which turned out to be fatal, Vinod collapsed into the 100-feet deep valley. A rescue operation was initiated he was found stuck in the woods about 100 ft down the hill. He was alive when the team got to him but had sustained serious injuries. But he succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment.

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