Elephant kills 80-year-old US tourist in Zambia - BBC News

The unnamed woman died of her injuries after an elephant flipped her car over several times.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, Elephant populations have been increasing in some southern African countriesAn 80-year-old US woman has been killed by an "aggressive" elephant, after it charged at a vehicle during a safari drive in Zambia, local officials said.

The attack occurred on Saturday at Kafue National Park in the west of the country.

In a video circulating online the large elephant could be seen flipping the car carrying six people over several times.

Keith Vincent, CEO of the safari group, said the vehicle was "blocked" by the terrain and couldn't move out.

The 80-year-old woman, who has not been named, died of her injuries. Officials said her remains will be repatriated to the US in the coming days.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68730679

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