A 15-year-old wild male elephant was found deadat Hethburadih village under Bundu block on Monday. The incident was reported to forest officials by panchayat representatives, following which the latter rushed to the spot. “According to the post-mortem conducted on-spot, the cause of the death is due to some disease and not any external injury,” said Bundu range forest officer (RFO) Ranvir Singh, adding the final autopsy report will be issued in the next two or three weeks.