Tourist Guide Killed in Elephant Attack at Kande Viharaya Temple in Aluthgama

A 34-year-old tourist guide from Ahungalla was tragically killed in an elephant attack at the Kande Viharaya Temple in Aluthgama on 26 October. The incident occurred around noon when the guide approached the elephant to offer it a tray of fruit while accompanying a group of foreign tourists. He was taken to Balapitiya Base Hospital but died by the time he was admitted. His body remains at the hospital.

Sources

• Ada Derana
• The Morning