Shocking: Hungarian tourist killed in elephant attack in Sri Lanka

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Authorities are currently investigating what happened.

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A 64-year-old Hungarian man and his wife were hiking in the Pidurangala-Sigiriya region of Sri Lanka when an elephant charged at them from the jungle, reports Blikk. Exact details of the attack are not yet known, the injured man was taken to hospital, but his life could not be saved. Local police are investigating the incident. The Pidurangala-Sigiriya region is one of Sri Lanka's best-known tourist destinations, and the area around the rock for…

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The man was walking in the area with his wife when the incident occurred.

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Why can an elephant attack a person, especially a man, without even a hair on the woman standing next to him turning a hair? Viktória Barati, who takes care of rescued elephants in Asia, Thailand, spoke to Blikk about the tragedy affecting a Hungarian couple in Sri Lanka.