Two farmers killed in wild elephant attack in Sri Lanka
Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Two men aged 51 and 67 died in a wild elephant attack while clearing a paddy field in Kabithigollewa.
- Police said the attack occurred in the Ushgollawa 28 paddy area and are continuing their investigation.
Two farmers died in a wild elephant attack while clearing a paddy field in the Pahala Ushgollawa area of Kabithigollewa, police said.
The victims were residents of the Kabithigollewa area, aged 51 and 67. An investigation found that they were attacked while carrying out clearing work in the Ushgollawa 28 paddy tract.
Kabithigollewa police are conducting further inquiries.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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