Three friends’ attempt to take a selfie next to an elephant almost cost them their lives when a herd of wild elephants in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri area drove them away. A widely shared video of the incident depicts the men fleeing the wild pachyderms for their life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three men reportedly stopped a herd of wild elephants trying to take a selfie with a mastodon while they were going through the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Lakhimpur Kheri district. The animals, however, quickly became enraged by the humans and charged at them, turning the situation grim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The men are seen fleeing from the wild tuskers after realising that they are in imminent danger. One of the men trips and tumbles to the ground but swiftly gets up and resumes running, ostensibly even leaving his cell phone behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n