Saudi tourist trampled to death by elephant on safari in Uganda

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The animal charged at the man after he got out of a car in the country’s largest safari park, authorities say

An elephant at Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda, where another elephant has trampled a Saudi tourist to death.An elephant at Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda, where another elephant has trampled a Saudi tourist to death.First published on Thu 27 Jan 2022 00.42 GMTUgandaThe attack happened on Tuesday at the Murchison Falls national park when the man left the vehicle he was travelling in with friends, said Uganda wildlife authority spokesman Bashir Hangi.

“They stopped along the way and the deceased went out of the car, an elephant charged at him, killed him on the spot,” Hangi said in a statement.Park officials said police would investigate Elshahany’s death as they reviewed security protocols to “avoid repeat of such incidents”. Animal attacks are not unheard of in the east African country. In 2018, a leopard snatched and ate the three-year-old son of a female game ranger at another park in the west of the country.

 

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