Two Lady Tourists crushed to death by Female Elephant in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park
Two European tourists have been crushed to death by an angry elephant during a walking safari in Zambia.
The incident occurred within the precinct of South Luangwa National Park.
And this is the second time in less than a year that elephants in Zambia stomp tourists to death.
The count is four dead victims within less than two years.
According to reports, in the recent incident both victims were also elderly women, one British and one New Zealander.
They were killed from an attack by a female elephant during their walking safari in the Zambian conservancy.
The incident was confirmed by Zambia’s Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson Mweemba.
He named the deceased as 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the United Kingdom and 67-year-old Alison Jean Taylor, a national of New Zealand.
It was alleged that the two tourists were charged by a female elephant which was accompanied by its calf.
Apparently the tour guides and wardens tried to deter the elephant by firing shots at the irate animal.
The elephant was wounded and this made it even more aggrieved. It charged even more furiously, stomping the two women onto the ground and killing them both on the spot.
The fatal attack occurred at the South Luangwa National Park located in eastern parts of Zambia, approximately 600 kilometres, or 370 miles, from the capital, Lusaka.
Zoological experts say female elephants are known for their fierce protectiveness of their young, often reacting aggressively to any suspected threats.
This apparently, is not the first time that the Zambian elephants attack people, especially tourists and precisely elderly women.
Last year, elderly American women were also killed by elephants while on safari. Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, was thrown from a vehicle in the city of Livingstone in 2024 as a group of tourists observed a herd of elephants.
One of the elephants attacked the woman’s vehicle. Juliana Tourneau’s group stopped near the Maramba Cultural Bridge because of traffic caused by the herd. The woman had been visiting the country from New Mexico.
Another American lady tourist was again killed in 2024 during a similar attack. Gail Mattson, 79, from Minnesota, was killed in Zambia “while on her dream adventure” in March, according to her daughter, Rona Wells