Indian gaur found dead

COIMBATORE: A 15-year-old female Indian gaur was found dead at Sivagarpalayam near Hassanur under Sathyamangalam on early morning Sunday. Postmortem reports revealed that the gaur died after it fell accidentally from the top of a huge rock into a valley.

The accident may have been occurred when the gaur was in search of water in the night, say forest officials. Poor monsoon has led to severe water crisis in the city.

It was during his routine visit inside the forest, ranger Siddhayyan found the carcass of the gaur. The gaur suffered severe injuries on the head and back due to the impact of the fall and that led to its death, postmortem report said.

Veterinarian Dr Nalla Sivam conducted postmortem of the gaur in the presence of Sathyamangalam divisional forest officer N Sathish and people’s representatives from nearby villages. The body was buried in the same locality later.