A pregnant elephant died in Kerala standing in water after she was betrayed by humans. The elephant ate a pineapple which was stuffed with firecrackers, given to her by some locals, and as the fruit exploded in her mouth, she had a tragic death along with her child. The incident came out in the open after a forest officer from Malappuram district narrated the incident on social media.

The wild elephant left the forest and had reached a nearby village for food and was given the crackwr filled pineapple by locals. The elephant trusted them and when it exploded, the elephant was probably shocked about her baby's fate posted forest officer Mohan Krishnan, on Facebook.

The strong cracker explosion left her tongue and mouth badly injured and she walked around the village in pain and hunger and could not eat due to her injuries. The elephant didn't harm human beings and walked up to the Velliyar River and stood there. The elephant stood in the river with her mouth and trunk in water, seeking relief from pain. She stood in the river and didn't anyone do anything and died standing in water. The elephant was taken back to the forest in a truck and forest officials cremated her.