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A 27-year-old veterinary serviceman nether grooming died aft she suffered superior injuries pursuing attacked by hippopotamus astatine Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger Safari successful Shivamogga.
Dr. Sameeksha Reddy, a autochthonal of Bengaluru, had been precocious recruited arsenic a trainee veterinary serviceman astatine the safari. She had been entrusted with the work of monitoring the wellness information of 2 ailing prima conure birds. She was astatine the veterinary infirmary astir 10.30 p.m. connected Thursday (March 19, 2026).
Later, she decided to cheque the assemblage somesthesia of large hippopotamus. While she was checking the somesthesia utilizing non-invasive infrared thermography, the carnal abruptly attacked her.
The unit of the safari shifted her to a backstage infirmary successful Shivamogga. She had suffered heavy wounds, excessive bleeding and harm to liver, which led to cardiac arrest, according of authoritative sources. She succumbed to injuries astir 6.30 a.m. connected Friday (March 20, 2026).
According to officials, she was undergoing grooming arsenic veterinary bureau and determination was different 45 days of grooming period.S.K. Dinesh
Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has mourned the decease of the veterinary serviceman and instructed officials to guarantee modular operating procedures are followed strictly to debar specified incidents.
He has besides asked officers to represent a squad of officials to analyse the incidental and taxable a report.
