CHITWAN: A woman died in a wild elephant attack at Dabai Khola in Madi Municipality-12 of Chitwan district on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Sukmaya Magar (60).

According to the District Police Office, Chitwan, the incident occurred when Magar along with her husband Dal Bahadur had gone to catch fish inside the Chitwan National Park.

Dal Bahadur, however, had managed to escape the scene, police informed.

The body has been brought to the Bharatpur Hospital for autopsy on Friday.