A case has come up which is from Tamil Nadu. The forest watcher here has lost his life in saving the elephant.IFS officer Parveen Kaswan tweeted a picture on Saturday and wrote, '24-year-old forest watcher C. Chandru died today while rescuing a 7-year-old male elephant, who was part of the rescue team in Udumalpet Forest Range, Tamil Nadu Were. He was swept away by the fast flow of the canal while saving the elephant. Rest in peace with this Soldier!
However, according to media reports, a seven-year-old male elephant fell into the canal near Pollachi in Coimbatore district. After getting information about this, a rescue team set out to save him. However, during the rescue work, it was discovered that the elephant was dead, after which its body was removed from the canal. This operation was done around 5 pm on Saturday evening.
This time, Forest Range Officer C. Dhanabalan told that Chandru had joined in the month of December and this was his first rescue operation. He further said that the forest officials and personnel of the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services tried hard to find him on Sunday.
Today #forest watcher C. Chandru (24) lost his life while rescuing a seven years old male #elephant. He was part of a team on rescue work at Udumalpet Forest Range, Tamil Nadu. Washed away by the strong current in the Contour canal. Rest in peace soldier pic.twitter.com/BnqzPnrql7
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) May 10, 2020
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