VietNamNet Bridge – On October 29, Mr. Huynh Trung Luan, Director of the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Center confirmed that a policeman of Eale Commune, Dak Lak province, was killed by wild elephants on October 27.

The victim is Mr. Cao Quang Canh, 42.

At 8pm on October 27, Canh and three friends entered the local forest to seek wild yellow apricot trees for the upcoming lunar New Year. At the sub-zone 276, they encountered a herd of about 20 elephants, which were seeking food.

Seeing the humans, the elephants roared and attacked these people. Canh was very near to the elephants so he could not quickly run away and was killed by elephants. The three others were lucky to escape.

The incident was reported to the local authorities.

On the afternoon of October 29, Mr. Huynh Trung Luan, Director of the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Center told VietNamNet that the herd of elephants that killed the policeman is the herd with two elephants being killed in August 2012.

Luan said wild elephants in Dak Lak forest are very aggressive because their habitat is disturbed.

Yen Thanh