Sambalpur: A youth was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Budiakata village under Kansar gram panchayat in Sambalpur district’s Jujumura block on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Khageswar Ranjit, a resident of the village.Jujumura police station IIC Anima Ekka said Khageswar was heading towards a nearby stream to relieve himself early in the morning when he came face-to-face with the elephant. The animal attacked him, killing him on the spot.On being informed, police reached the spot, conducted an inquiry and recovered the body, which was later sent to Sambalpur district headquarters hospital for postmortem examination.Forest personnel also reached the village to assess the situation. Officials said the elephant later retreated into the forest.