US EditionAmerican Big-Game Hunter Killed After Being Trampled by Herd of Elephants
The U.S. Embassy in Gabon is coordinating the return of his remains after a herd of five female elephants and a calf charged the hunting party.
- On April 17, American millionaire Ernie Dosio was killed in Gabon after a herd of elephants charged his hunting party in the Lope-Okanda rainforest.
- Dosio, 75, had embarked on a $40,000 guided expedition searching for a yellow-backed duiker when he and his guide unexpectedly encountered five female elephants and a juvenile.
- A California-based businessman, Dosio owned Pacific AgriLands Inc., managing thousands of vineyards, and was a longtime member of the California-Hawaii Elks Association and Lodi Lodge for about 30 years.
- Safari operator Collect Africa confirmed the elephants seriously injured Dosio's guide, while the Embassy in Gabon is coordinating the return of his remains to California.
- Gabon, located in Central Africa, is a nation of nearly 2.5 million people; organizations including the Sacramento Safari Club did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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A wealthy American hunter has died in an elephant attack in Africa. The man was trampled to death by an angry herd.
A major hunting hunter from California died on April 17th, attacked by an elephant after his hunting group was towed with a small herd of these animals in the dense forests of Gabon, in Central Africa, according to the Sacramento Safari Club and a former hunting companion. 75-year-old hunter Ernie Dosio and two professional hunters were following the trail of yellow-backed duikers, a species of antelope that inhabits the forests, when they were …
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