A tourist died after being crushed by an elephant during a safari tour of a Zambian reserve.
According to the first report from the authorities, the woman was 64 years old and was originally from the United States. Her name was Juliana Gle Tourneau.
Although not much information was shared in this regard, Southern Province Police Commissioner Auxensio Daka told ZNBC:
“Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, of New Mexico, United States of America, died on Wednesday around 17:50 after being knocked from a parked vehicle which had stopped due to traffic caused by elephants around the Maramba Cultural Bridge”
Elephant Crushes Tourist
According to witnesses, the vehicle in which several tourists were traveling stopped when they saw the presence of the elephant, but the animal approached the car and pulled the woman out of the vehicle using all its strength. Moments later, it raised one of its legs and ended up crushing her.
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The incident took place in Livingstone, one of the most popular places in the world to go on safari. Several people who witnessed the attack said the car had to stop because there was traffic in front of other trucks visiting the site.
So far in 2024, there have already been two deadly elephant attacks on tourists in Zambia. In fact, the first incident in March in Kafue National Park was recorded on video.
