A man had a close brush with death inside Bandipur Tiger Reserve when he was attacked by a tusker. Basavaraj, a resident of Nanjangud, alighted from his vehicle near Kekkanahalla and was charged by the elephant, which was guarding its calf. The incident, captured on video, shows the tusker knocking Basavaraj down and trampling him.
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