African safari death: Woman who lived part-time in Arizona killed by elephant

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A 79-year-old woman who lived part-time in Arizona was killed by an elephant while on an African safari.

An elephant charged the vehicle she was in, which was filled with other tourists.This, of course, is a very traumatic time for Gail Mattson's family.She has two kids. Her daughter says she loved to travel and had planned for this trip to be her last big vacation."She was actually going to turn 80 on July 2, and we were planning a big 80th birthday party for her," her daughter Rona said.Rona described her mother as a strong and healthy woman who enjoyed traveling.

"I believe the elephant charged from a mile and a half away and charged straight up to the Jeep and took his husks and flipped the jeep over."Gail was on the trip with a friend also from Arizona. She told Rona what happened."She told me they rolled over to a tree, and they sat there, I believe, for a solid five minutes. She said they did not bat an eye. The elephant was right in front of them starting them down.

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