A person died in a tiger attack in Kailali this morning. 

According to Ramesh Bahadur Shahi, Sub Inspector at Chaumala Police Station, the deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Krishna Chaudhary.

The tiger attacked Chaudhary at Bhairav Women Community Forest in Gauriganga Municipality–6, Moyas, in Kailali. 

Chaudhary along with two others had gone to the community forest to pick mushrooms. 

The two others had managed to narrowly escape the wild cat's attack. 

Sub-Inspector Shahi said that Chaudhary died on the spot.