**Angul:** A wild elephant’s carcass was found in Madhapur’s Athmallik forest range here today morning.
According to the forest officials who rushed to the spot and started the investigation into the matter, the tusker died of electrocution from a live wire last night.
Electrocution due to unattended wires is quickly becoming a widespread cause of death in the State. Both human beings and animals are becoming frequent victims to the shocks by uninsulated electric wires.
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