Veterinary doctor injured in elephant attack, shifted to Bengaluru

veterinary doctor, who was severely injured in an elephant attack in Karnataka's Shivamogga, has been shifted from Nanjappa Hospital in Shivamogga to Manipal Hospital in Bangalore through zero traffic on Thursday.

Shivamogga (Karnataka):Two days after the attack of a wild elephant on a veterinary doctor at Sakrebailu Elephant Camp in Karnataka's Shivamogga district, he has been shifted from Nanjappa Hospital in Shivamogga to Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru through zero traffic on Thursday. The doctor has been identified as Dr Vinay.

According to sources, on Tuesday Vinay shot a tranquilliser at the wild elephant and when the elephant collapsed, he went near it. According to sources, it takes about 40 minutes for an elephant to regain consciousness while this wild elephant suddenly got up and stepped on Dr Vinay's back. The forest staff fired, and due to this, the wild elephant ran from there. However, officials managed to catch the jumbo.

Meanwhile, Dr Vinay was shifted to Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru through zero traffic for treatment. A team of doctors from Bengaluru Manipal Hospital arrived to take him. Two ambulances reached Shivamogga and Dr Vinay was shifted in one ambulance and medicines in another.

"It takes about five hours to reach Bengaluru from Shivamogga. Our ambulance has all the necessary equipment for the patient," Prithvi, an ambulance driver, told ETV Bharat. While shifting Dr Vinay from the hospital, his wife, mother, daughter, Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Ayanur Manjunath and a group of friends were present, and they wished him a speedy recovery.