The carcass of the elephant was spotted by villagers near Anthukuraketeni village of Sarangi range forest, S K Dalei, District Forest Officer (DFO) of Dhenkanal said.
The cause of the death has not yet been established and it would be ascertained after postmortem, Dalei said.
Both the tusks measuring 68 cm and 63 cm were intact and the age of the pachyderm was around 40 years, he said.