US EditionSpanish Tourist Killed by Stressed Elephant at Thai Sanctuary
- A Spanish woman was gored to death by an elephant while bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand on Friday, according to local police.
- The incident occurred at Koh Yao Elephant Care Center when the elephant seemed to panic and pierced Blanca Ojanguren Garcia with its tusk, police told CNN.
- An investigation is underway after the owner of the center informed police of the incident on Friday, according to Koh Yao District Police Chief Charan Bangprasert.
- The international non-profit World Animal Protection reported that elephants are highly intelligent animals and urged against their exploitation by the tourism industry.
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Woman killed while bathing elephant in Thailand
A Spanish woman tragically lost her life after being gored by an elephant at a sanctuary in southern Thailand. Blanca Ojanguren Garcia, 22, was bathing the elephant at the Koh Yao Elephant Care center when the animal seemingly panicked and struck her with its tusk, local police reported. Garcia, visiting Thailand with her boyfriend, was at the center on Koh Yao Yai island, a popular day-trip destination for tourists staying on the nearby resort …
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