Zuko Komisa

Elephant kills a Spanish tourist at the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve in NW.
A Spanish visitor was crushed to death by a herd of elephants inside South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park. The incident happened after he got out of his car to get a close-up picture of the breeding elephants.
According to regional police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone, the unidentified European, who they described as a 43-year-old guy, visited the game reserve in South Africa’s North West Province on Sunday in a private vehicle.
“He unfortunately did not heed their warnings. An adult cow charged at the man, who ran from the elephant. He was not able to escape and the elephant was joined by the rest of the herd and he was trampled to death,” she said.
“The elephants immediately moved away from the scene without any aggression towards the nearby vehicles and eventually disappeared in bushes. Statements by witnesses who observed the incident suggested the female elephant that charged and attacked might have done so to protect the herd and young ones.”
North West Parks and Tourism Board CEO Thami Matshego.
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