American vacationer killed in elephant assault in Zambia

JOHANNESBURG – An American vacationer used to be killed via an elephant within the Zambian the city of Livingstone on Wednesday, native government stated, the second one such assault within the nation this yr.

Juliana Glay Tourneau, 64, used to be killed when an elephant that used to be a part of a herd of visitors attacked her car, throwing Tourneau out and crushing her, officers stated Friday.

She stated she used to be a part of a bunch that had stopped close to the Maramba Cultural Bridge as a result of a herd of elephants had blocked visitors close to the bridge.

“Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, from New Mexico, United States, died at about 17.50hrs on Wednesday after falling from a parked car that used to be blocked because of visitors brought about via elephants across the Maramba Cultural Bridge,” Southern Province police commissioner Oxensio Daka informed Zambia’s nationwide broadcaster ZNBC.

That is the second one such assault this yr, after an American vacationer used to be killed in March this yr when an elephant attacked and overturned a truck whilst enjoying in a countrywide park in Zambia, killing the vacationer and injuring 5 others.

Zambian government have referred to as on vacationers to workout excessive warning when gazing natural world around the nation.