Sri Lanka, Feb. 18 -- Sigiriya Police stated yesterday that a 68-year-old Hungarian national died after being attacked by a wild elephant while visiting Sigiriya.

The deceased has been identified as Joe Enter, a Hungarian national who was touring Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka travel

Sigiriya Police OIC Chief Inspector Pradeep Siriwardena stated that the victim, travelling from Pidurangala to Sigiriya with his wife, was attacked by an elephant. While the foreign national sustained fatal injuries, his wife managed to escape narrowly.

Police sources confirmed that the tourist had passed away by the time he reached the hospital.

The Sigiriya Police are conducting further investigations into the incident under the instructions of Matale Senior Super...