Carcass of Asiatic lion found in sea off Pipavav in Amreli

According to a report by Sandesh newspaper, the carcass of an Asiatic lion was found in the sea near Pipavav Port in the Rajula range area of Amreli district. As soon as information about this incident was received, local forest department officials rushed to the spot immediately.

A few days prior to this incident, a fierce fight had taken place among three lions in the coastal area of Pratham Patwa. According to local residents and available information, during this mutual conflict and fight, one lion slipped and was pushed down towards the sea water.

Due to this fight, it became difficult for this lion—which was already physically weakened or unaware of the fierce current of the sea water—to come out of the deep sea water. It could not come out on its own and tragically died due to drowning in the water.

Borne along by the current of the waves from the Patwa coastal area, the carcass of this lion was found floating in the sea near the jetty area of Pipavav Port, at a distance of about 3 kilometers from there.

After the carcass was found, a post-mortem of the lion's carcass was conducted by the forest department in accordance with the rules, and an in-depth investigation into this entire presumed case has been initiated.