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

A 50-year old person died following a wild elephant attack in Thambuththegama, Kelegama area on September 29. Annually about 300 elephants and 100 people die due to human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka. (File Photo / Image Rajiv Welikala)