Tourist is an elephant in South Africa to death while trying to save children – National
Tourist was treading to death elephant Saturday in South Africa known Kruger National ParkSouth African National Parks Agency confirmed.
“A tragic accident happened today when a tourist is charged and picked up an elephant Near the Crocodile River at the Malelan Gate. Unfortunately, this resulted in the loss of life, “the organization shared in a statement on Saturday, shortly after the incident happened.
Next statement, divided on Monday, identified the victim as 59-year-old South African Shaik Adam Shabir Ammed.
“The initial accounts of eyewitnesses show that the family was parked near the reception area of Malelana, and the children passed the bridge to the bush, after which the single elephant from a nearby flock charged. The deceased. rushed to help the kids And then one of the animals persecuted and treaded him, “the agency said.
“He laid down his injuries at the scene.”
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Sanparks added that the elephant responsible for death could not be identified from a larger flock that was present at the time of the tramplin.
“[The elephants] They immediately moved away as people were trying to save the life of the deceased, “they wrote, asking people not to publish the pictures of the incident on the social media.
Kruger The largest park is in South Africa, and strict rules forbid visitors to leave their vehicles, except for several picnic and fenced camps.
Sanparks said that they were still exploring death and asked that the public had been refraining from guessing what had happened until the police announce their last report.
Last year, three separate tourists were killed in incidents releasing elephants in Africa.
One was killed in South Africa last July, when he allegedly got out of the wild elephant -photographing vehicle in Pilanesberg National Park and was a flock.
Both other tourist deaths occurred in Zambia.
In June 2024, 64-year-old tourist Juliana Vi Tourneau died Elephant After being demolished from a vehicle in Livingstone.
Previously, 79-year-old American Gail Mattson was killed after an elephant bull accused Safari vehicle at Kauna National Park in Western Zambia. The incident is caught on the video. The elephant was seen charged toward the vehicle before using the tusks to roll the safari car.
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