A 40-year-old tribal man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Arunamala under the Meppadi forest range of the South Wayanad forest division on Monday night.
The deceased has been identified as Mohanan, son of Krishnan of Arunamala Kattunayakkan tribal settlement, under the Mundakkai forest station near Meppadi in the district.
The incident occurred around 9.30 p.m. on the day, said Forest department sources. An elephant attacked Mohanan while he was returning home from the nearby town along with a group of people in the area.
