Two old tourists of Zambia died by an elephant elephant, during the Safari riding in a national park, police said after a year, two American women’s elephant attacks were killed.
Eastern Province Robertson Meemba said the victims – 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor in the UK and 67-year-old Alison Jean Taylor was attacked by a female elephant with a calf.
Safari guides who were with the team tried to stop charging elephants, police said. The elephant knocked and wounded. Guides could not avoid the attack of elephants and two women died in the scene, police said.
Happened South Luangwa National Park In east Zambia, 370 kilometers from the capital, Lusaka.
The female elephants are protected by their calves and can respond aggressively to what they perceive as a threat.
Last year, Two American tourists died – Juliana GE Tourneau at the New Mexico and Minnesota Gail Mattson – In Distinctive Meetings In various parts of Zambia with elephants. In both cases, tourists were also elderly women and when they attacked they were in a safari vehicle.
In recent months there have been deadly elephants in other parts of the world.
In April, in officers Kenya said a 54-year-old man killed an elephant in the middle of the country.
In January, it was a tourist die An elephant from the famous Kruger Park in South Africa.
In the same month, the Thai police said elephant “panic” Spanish tourist killed While bathing in a sanctuary of animals. A month before, an elephant killed a 49-year-old woman in the province of Loei in the province of northern Thailand in the province of Thailand.
Last July, a Spanish tourism was crushed to death After leaving the car elephants, in the car, take photos in a different South African game reserve.
