A man was crushed to death by an elephant in his care after he beat it with a stick to make it sit down while washing it, only for it to slip in its bath water. Just before the death of Arun Panikkar, 40, video shows him whipping the animal so hard to make it sit down that he appears to lose his balance and slip. The elephant then sits down directly on top of him. Another caretaker then runs to Panikkar's rescue, also whipping the animal to attempt to make it stand up, which takes some time. Later investigation showed that Panikkar's skull was crushed by the animal resulting in his immediate death, the Daily Mail reports.

Source: Fox News March 05, 2019 17:30 UTC