Wild elephants trample 2 to death, one critically injured

Kantipur Report
December 22, 2006
KATHMANDU, Dec 22 - Two were killed, one wounded critically in Udaypur district on Friday after being trampled to death by wild elephants.
Nara Bahadur Thapamagar, 38 was killed today at Tawa Khola near Katari Bazar at around 5am after being attacked by a rogue elephant.
Thapamagar, a resident of Bikuwa-3 in Khotang, had been traveling on foot to Siraha's Mirchaiya due to absence of vehicles on the road when the incident occurred.
Likewise, one Sita Gurung, 45 of Katari-8 was killed by a wild elephant at around six today while she was collecting water at a local water-spout.
Similarly, one Yam Bahadur Thapa was injured critically after he was flung out of the way by a raging elephant.

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