ATTAPADI: An old man dies in an elephant attack in Palakkad. An old man was trampled to death by a wild tusker in Attapadi. Nanchan (60) of Putur Mulli Kuppam tribal colony is the one who died. The elephant attacked him when he went to the forest border to cut grass. The preliminary conclusion is that the elephant stomped him in the chest. The local residents heard the noise and chased the elephant away.