Orang Asli woman in ICU after an attack by elephant while looking for durian


By ILI AQILAHIVAN LOH

IPOH: A 30-year-old Orang Asli is being treated at Hospital Taiping's intensive care unit (ICU) after she was attacked by an elephant in Gerik on Saturday (July 30).

Gerik OCPD Supt Zulkifli Mahmood said the victim was walking to the yard of her house looking for durian when she was suddenly kicked by the elephant at about 6.30pm.

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