After a brief pursuit, the man stumbled and fell, at which point the elephant stepped on him.He sustained injuries and was rushed to hospital. There have been several documented cases of human-elephant encounters, some of which have resulted in fatalities.In February this year, an elephant chased two tourists in the National Park in Chamarajanagar district. The elephant chased them after they attempted to take a selfie with it. Both of them, who were heading to Kerala, escaped unharmed.In December 2023, a partially devoured body of a man was found in Kundakere range of the Tiger Reserve. This was the third human death due to tiger attack in Bandipur in one month.