Tirupur: The carcass of a seven-year-old male elephant was found near Thirumoorthy reservoir in Tirupur district on Friday. It was found floating in the contour canal, which drains into the reservoir. Forest department officials fished out the carcass from the canal. “We believe the elephant could have slipped into the canal while drinking water and sustained injuries on its head. The real cause of death could be ascertained only after investigation,” said a senior forest official.A medical team conducted postmortem. The officials were taking steps to bury the carcass at the spot.The discovery of the carcass has diverted the attention of the Udumalpet range forest personnel, who had been busy in the past few days monitoring crop-raiding elephant Chinna Thambi, which was roaming in Madathukulam area near Udumalpet.

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