A six-year-old tiger was found dead in Melghat Tiger Reserve in central India on Thursday. While the exact reason for the death is not known, this is the eighth tiger death in the state this year and the 41st in the country.

According to Forest Department officials, a guard from their patrolling team saw the carcass of the tiger floating inside a natural waterhole in Jamlikundi nala at around 10 am. He informed about the same to the Range Forest Officer and senior officials.