Cuttack (Odisha): A media person lost his life while covering the rescue operation of an elephant got stuck in the high currents of Mahanadi River on Friday.
Arindam Das, senior correspondent of a media outlet in Odisha, died after the tusker attacked the Orissa disaster rapid Action Force (ODRAF) rescue boat. A team member of ODRAF went missing in the tragedy while others are admitted in serious condition. Reportedly, Das and a cameraman had joined the ODRAF team during the rescue operation.
Earlier in the day, seven elephants got swept away in high currents of Mahanadi river. While one of the elephants got stuck near Mundali bridge on the Mahanadi River, the remaining six elephants reached Nuasasan in Athagarh block of Cuttack district safely.
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Local people who watched the elephants being swept away in the river reported the incident to the forest officials, and they launched the rescue operation immediately.
