80-year-old American tourist killed in elephant attack during game drive in Zambia
A live TV news station covering breaking news and traffic for Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Southern Colorado with a strong investigative team Safari company Wilderness reports that a bull elephant attacked a truck driven by an 80-year-old American woman on a game drive in Zambia, killing her and injuring five others. The attack occurred in the Kafue National Park, which covers 22,400 square kilometers and is one of Africa's largest animal reserves. The safari company stated that the aggressive bull elephant "unexpectedly" charged at the truck, which was carrying six guests and a guide on a morning excursion through wild areas.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A safari company says a bull elephant charged a truck that an 80-year-old American was riding in with other tourists on a game drive in a Zambian national park, flipping over the vehicle and killing her. The attack injured five others on March 30 in the vast Kafue National Park, which covers 22,400 square kilometers (8,600 square miles) and is one of Africa’s largest animal reserves. According to the safari company Wilderness, the “aggressive” bull elephant “unexpectedly” charged at the truck, which was carrying six guests and a guide on a morning excursion through wild areas. It wasn’t clear what upset the bull.
Topics: Wildlife, Elephants