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title: "Person died following a wild elephant attack in Hanguranketha"
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# Person died following a wild elephant attack in Hanguranketha

A 51-year old person died following a wild elephant attack near Victoria dam area in Hanguranketha on June 26 early morning.

Annually about 300 elephants and 100 people die due to human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka. (LankaXpress.com) (File Photo / Image Rajiv Welikala)