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Wild elephant kills elderly woman in Tawau

Samsiah Arshad, 67, has died after being trampled by a wild elephant while on her way to visit her grandchild. – EPA pic, September 23, 2022.

A WILD elephant is believed to have trampled an elderly woman to death near the Dumpas area in Jalan Merota-Kalabakan near Tawau this morning. The incident is believed to have occurred at 7.30am while the victim Samsiah Arshad, 67, and her husband Tahir Salleh were headed to Kongsi 4 of the Cenderamata oil palm plantation on a motorcycle from Kampung Hidayat Batu 4 to visit their grandchild.Tawau district police chief Jasmin confirmed the incident when contacted, adding that an investigation is underway.

Tawau Wildlife Department officer Primus Lambut said the department had received a report regarding a case of a wild elephant that went on a rampage in the Dumpas area, adding that it was not the same pregnant elephant that was previously reported encroaching the Merotai town. – Bernama, September 23, 2022.

 

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