A young woman and staff of the Rancagua Safari Park in Chile suffered from severe neck wound and died instantly after a tiger escaped in an enclosure and attacked her. Police said that the door of the tiger's enclosure was left open, and they are currently closing the park to conduct an investigation.
A 40-year-old woman was dragged away by a tiger into the forest in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday when she was out with her husband to catch crabs, officials said.
The woman went into the jungle to collect firewood, the official said. (Representational)
Chandrapur:
A 65-year-old woman was allegedly killed by a tiger in the jungles of Maharashtra s Chandrapur district today, a forest official said.
Vikrabai Pandurang Khobragade, a resident of Dhamangaon Falls under Govindpur round in Talodi range of Bramhapuri, had ventured into the jungle to collect firewood, when a tiger allegedly attacked and killed her, the official said.
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On being alerted, forest officials sent the victim s body for post-mortem after necessary formalities, he said.
An initial relief has been given to the woman s family and the actual compensation will be dispensed on completion of necessary formalities, said NR Praveen, chief conservator of forest, Chandrapur Circle.
Updated Apr 12, 2021 | 10:05 IST
Anil Patel, divisional forest officer, said that villagers had been warned last week not to enter the forest as camera traps had captured images of a tigress with cubs in the area. Tiger mauls farmer to death in UP s Dudwa Reserve [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Lakhimpur Kheri: A 45-year-old farmer has been mauled to death by a tiger inside the buffer forests of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) in Tikunia area.
The farmer, Om Prakash, is the fifth person to be killed by a tiger in the forest in six months.
Anil Patel, divisional forest officer, said that villagers had been warned last week not to enter the forest as camera traps had captured images of a tigress with cubs in the area. Pugmarks had also confirmed the presence of an adult tiger in the area.