A Spanish tourist reportedly has been 'trampled to death' by elephants in South Africa after he tried to get close to them to take pictures.
Elephant s kill tourist in South Africa in front of his fiancée after he tried to get close to take pictures, officials say
"Reports suggest that the man stopped the vehicle... and went closer to the elephants to take pictures," police spokesman Sabata Mokgwabone told the news agency, with authorities adding that the tourist was in the company of his fiancée. NWPTB Chief Conservation Officer Pieter Nel said the female elephant became"agitated" by seeing the man approaching the herd and that it’s normal for them to try to"defend the young ones."
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