Guwahati, April 13: A 40-year- old man was trampled to death by elephant at Lezai, Sessa Nagaon village in Dibrugarh on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Megnath Gowala of Lezai area.

“We have got information that a man was trampled by elephant at Sessa Nagaon village. After we arrived at the area, we have found that a man was trampled to death by wild elephants which came from from Dehing-Medla reserve forest,” said a forest official.

He further added, “The man went out to graze his cattle in early morning and suddenly he encountered an elephant. The elephant chased him and trampled him to death. Police came and (have) taken his body for post-mortem.”

“A herd of elephant came out from Dehing-Medla forest last night in search of food and created havoc in our village. Every year, the elephant herd destroys our crops. We are having a tough time due to elephant depredation in our village,” said a Lakhi Nath, a villager.