A 37-year-old male tusker, Drona, collapsed and died at the Thithimathi Elephant Camp in Karnataka’s Nagarahole National Park on Friday.
The elephant was said to be 2.69 metres tall and weighed nearly 3,900 kg.
As per the elephant camp authorities, the incident took place when the tusker went to drink water from a nearby water tank but suddenly collapsed and died. Drona had reportedly been showing sign of illness since Friday morning.