An elephant tramples a tourist to death in South Africa’s famous Kruger Park

A tourist was killed by an elephant on Saturday in famous South Africa Kruger ParkSouth Africa’s national parks agency announced SAN Parks overnight.

“A tragic accident occurred when an elephant ran over a tourist near the Crocodile River at Malelan Gate. This unfortunately led to loss of life,” she said in a statement. statement.

SAN Parks asked people not to post photos of the incident on social media.

With about 7,700 square miles of savannah extending into neighboring Mozambique, Kruger is the largest game park in South Africa. Except for fenced campgrounds and some picnic areas, exiting your vehicle is prohibited.

Officials did not release any information about the tourist who was killed.

“Additional details will be released in due course,” San Parks said.

A poacher was killed by elephants in 2021 in the same park.

Last July, A A Spanish tourist was trampled to death By elephants after he left his fiancée in the car to take pictures at a different game reserve in South Africa.

There have been other fatal elephant attacks in other parts of the world in recent months.

Earlier this month, A.J Elephant kills a Spanish tourist While she was bathing the animal in a reserve in southern Thailand. Police said the 23-year-old woman was hit by the animal’s stressed trunk at the Koh Yao Elephant Welfare Center in Phang Nga province.

last year, Two American women were killed In separate elephant attacks in Zambia.