Two tigresses were found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Avalanche forest area in Nilgiris district While one was found in a stream of the Avalanche dam, another tigress was found further away. People of the Emerald village in Kundah block, who found the dead tigresses, informed the police and forest officials. The cause of their death will be known only after a post-mortem was conducted, a senior forest official said. Nilgiris district forest officer S Gautham, accompanied by ranger Krishna Kumar and other staff rushed to the spot and inspected the carcasses. Confirming the death, the DFO said both the tigresses could have died about two days ago. “There are no suspicious marks or injuries on their bodies. The cause of their death will be known only after postmortem is conducted,” Gautham said.