A 65-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.

The tragedy occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Patrachhila Mayaghasi hill area of the upazila.

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"Somed Ali of Mayaghasi village of Ramchandrakura union, was attacked by the wild elephant while cutting grass in his field for cattle," said Bachir Ahmed Badal, officer-in-charge of Nalitabari police station. "He was killed on the spot."

When he did not return home even after sunset, his family members launched a search operation and spotted his body. "We were subsequently informed," the OC said.