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'Severely endangered' elephant suffocates to death on farmer's fence after it was chased by an angry mob

The 42-year-old, five-ton elephant got stuck after it tried to jump over the fence and suffocated to death because its vital organs were denied oxygen

An endangered elephant tragically suffocated to death after it tried to climb a farm fence in order to find food to eat. The elephant was found dead at the Nagarhole National Park, one of the country's premier animal reserves located in the Kodagu and Mysore district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

According to the Daily Mail, the five-ton pachyderm is said to have successfully managed to scale the fence, get to the farmer's field, and have its share of food before becoming stuck on its way out.  Reportedly 42-years-old at the time of its death, the elephant was discovered to be from a breed that is classed as "severely endangered" by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).