Two tourists in their effort to take a perfect shot close to
a wild elephant were trampled to death in
64-year-old Dutch man and a 57-year-old
Their bodies were found lying on the ground with multiple injuries, police spokesperson Danny Mwale said.
According to the Senior Wildlife Warden for the southern region Lewis Daka, the man tried to save the woman but also got trampled. He told the Zambian National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) that his department is urging lodge owners to provide guides to visitors to make sure that tourists don’t get so close to the animals.
The ZNBC reports that there has been an influx of the
elephants in Livingstone and
Many tourists visiting
Source: 2 tourists trampled to death by elephant in Zambia (15/06/2023)
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