Dhenkanal: The forester who was hit by a tranquilizer gun in Dhenkanal district has come back to sense after 10 hours, said reports on Wednesday.
It is worth mentioning that, in an unfortunate incident a Forester was critically injured after being accidentally hit by a tranquilizer gun. The incident took place at Kerjuli village in Kankadahad forest section of Dhenkanal district on Tuesday.
Reports said that on being informed about the presence of a wild bear at Kerjuli village of the district, a team of forest personnel from the Kamakhyanagar East forest range rushed to the village and reportedly tried to disperse the wild animal from the locality, said sources.
However, as they failed in their attempt to chase the bear, the forest staff decided to tranquilize it, But unfortunately the tranquilizer injection, which was aimed at the bear, accidentally hit Forester Deepak Sahu, leaving him critically injured, added the sources. Soon, the forester was rescued and rushed to the District Headquarter Hospital for treatment.
The District Forest Officer reached the hospital to inspect the health condition of the forester, as soon as the incident was reported to him.