A man who attempted to snap a picture with an elephant was crushed to death.
Srikant Satre, who is 23 years old, and two of his friends went into the Abapur forest near the city of Gadchiroli in central India because they heard that an elephant had been seen there.
Man Trampled To De@th As He Tried To Take A Selfie With Elephant
The workers were in the city, which is located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, for cable laying work when they heard rumors from locals on Tuesday, October 22, that an elephant had been spotted nearby.
According to the Indian news website NDTV, the three friends agreed to go and find the animal when they weren’t working on Thursday morning, October 24.
Once they spotted the elephant, the trio decided to start posing for pictures with the wild animal.
As Mr. Satre tried to snap a selfie photo with the elephant, it suddenly lunged at them and knocked him down.
The two friends were able to successfully escape.