Overview
- Local police recovered the fallen fragment at Piazza della Minerva and opened an inquiry.
- Officers from the I Gruppo Trevi are reviewing surveillance footage to establish when the damage occurred and who is responsible.
- The Ministry of Culture, through the Soprintendenza Speciale di Roma, will assist the Sovrintendenza Capitolina with restoration.
- The alert was raised Monday evening around 21:00 after the municipal superintendency was notified of the damage.
- The same tusk was damaged in November 2016 and was subsequently restored and reattached.