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| Colin Manvell, the British tourist with local Sadhu |
Please do not make your own rules in a jungle. Follow the jungle rules. Do not visit in protected and forbidden areas. The wild animals in these protected environments rarely see human beings, and may behave violently being a defensive response. Here is an unfortunate incident which has cost a life and could have been avoided, had Colin consulted the authorities before being adventurous.We pay our respect to the departed soul"A partially deaf British tourist has been killed by a wild elephant while on holiday in India.Retired geography teacher Colin Manvell, 68, of Havant in Hampshire, was on safari in Tamil Nadu in the south of India when the incident took place.According to reports, Mr Manvell died after being knocked to the ground and trampled by the animal.The keen birdwatcher had apparently visited the same area of forest in February and September every year for the past five years.Police told the BBC that Mr Manvell was with two guides and had illegally entered a sectioned-off area.The elephant charged the men and hit Manvell on the head with its trunk.Police added that the guides, who managed to escape the elephant, would be arrested.According to the Daily Mirror, the 68-year-old was taking wildlife photos at the time and did not notice the animal until it was too late.Family and friends paid tribute to him.Colin's nephew Roger Manvell, 47, said "he was such a giving man".
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http://travel.aol.co.uk/2013/09/22/british-tourist-colin-manvell-trampled-death-elephant-holiday-india/