THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The post-mortem report of the bear that died during the rescue effort after getting trapped in a well in Vellanad has come out. The post-mortem report confirms the lapse on the part of the forest department in the case of the bear's death. The post-mortem report states that the tranquillized bear died of drowning. The bear, which is about 10 years old, had no other injuries on its body. The post-mortem report says that no organs of the bear suffered any injuries.

The bear fell into the well of Aravind, a native of Kannampally in Vellanad, last night. The forest department started efforts to save the bear this morning. The bear drowned soon after it was tranquillized. Although the forest officials and locals tried to take the bear out of the well, they were unsuccessful. After a long time, the fire department drained the water and brought the bear out. However, the bear was could not be saved.