泰米尔纳德邦 Sathyamangalam 老虎保护区的 74 岁看守人 Mathiya 被野象杀死。 74-year-old watchman Mathiya killed by wild elephant in Tamil Nadu's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve.

周二早上，74 岁的看守人马蒂亚 (Mathiya) 在泰米尔纳德邦萨蒂亚曼加兰老虎保护区 (Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve) 被一头野象杀死。 74-year-old watchman Mathiya was killed by a wild elephant in Tamil Nadu's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve on Tuesday morning. 这名男子当时正在努力保护农作物免受野生动物的侵害，当时他试图用爆竹来吓走大象。 The man was working to protect crops from wild animals when he tried to scare the elephant away by bursting crackers. 大象进行报复，把他踩死了。 The elephant retaliated and trampled him to death. 这起事件发生在保护区内的塔拉瓦迪森林范围内。 This incident occurred in the Thalavady forest range within the reserve.