Bhubaneswar: The ailing elephant that was stuck inside a pond and was battling for life at Sapalhara village under Padiabahal range in Sambalpur district died today.
The tusker died after it was lifted from the pond to its banks using a crane, reports said.
The injured elephant which was stuck in the muck inside the pond since last Thursday was down with fever and its condition was deteriorating, reports further said.
Though a team of veterinarians and experts from OUAT Bhubaneswar were treating the tusker and trying their best to save its life, its wound had become septic and it was not taking food, the reports added.
