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Thursday, April 18, 2019

A person Was Killed And Another Had Been Injured Due To A Leopard Attack

A person was killed and another person had been critically  injured and hospitalized due to a leopard attack at Kumana National park(Eastern Province) this evening(18) .
The injured had been admitted to Akkareipattu  Hospital for treatment.

The deceased who was a tractor driver had faced this incident whilst involving in ongoing construction work at the National Park it has been revealed.The leopard had dragged away the Tractor driver who was relaxed under a tree of the park along with four other fellow workers after transporting sand for the construction work of the roads in National park according to sources.

Fellow workers have stoned the leopard ,However failed to rescue the victim.Later Wild life officers had recovered the body of the victim around 100 meters away from the incident.

The critically injured person was attacked by the leopard when he had accompanied wild life officers to the area where the leopard dragged the victim away .