Elephant In Zambia Pulls US Tourist Out Of Safari Vehicle, Tramples Her To Death
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According to a police statement, her injuries included deep wounds on the right shoulder blade and forehead, a fractured left ankle, and a slightly depressed chest.
In a terrifying incident, a US tourist from New Mexico was killed by an elephant in Zambia after it attacked her vehicle during a safari drive on Wednesday. Officials reported that the elephant pulled Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, out of the vehicle and trampled her, Metro reported. The incident occurred near the Maramba Cultural Bridge in Livingstone when the group had stopped due to traffic caused by an elephant herd.
She was taken to a clinic in Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, where she was declared dead on arrival. According to a police statement, her injuries included deep wounds on the right shoulder blade and forehead, a fractured left ankle, and a slightly depressed chest.
Ms Tourneau died around 5.50 pm ''after being knocked from a parked vehicle which had stopped due to traffic caused by elephants around the Maramba Cultural Bridge'', Southern Province Police Commissioner Auxensio Daka told Zambian station ZNBC on Friday.
