{"id":95611,"date":"2024-06-22T10:44:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T08:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/american-tourist-killed-by-elephant-during-safari-drive"},"modified":"2024-06-22T14:11:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T12:11:32","slug":"american-tourist-killed-by-elephant-during-safari-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/american-tourist-killed-by-elephant-during-safari-drive","title":{"rendered":"American Tourist Killed By Elephant During Safari Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A US tourist from New Mexico was killed by an elephant in Zambia on Wednesday after it attacked her vehicle while parked during a safari drive in Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana have raised concerns about increasing elephant populations in their respective countries, which has resulted in rising cases of human-wildlife conflict.<\/p>\n<p>According to <b>BBC<\/b>, the elephant pulled Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, out of the vehicle and trampled her.<\/p>\n<p>Tourneau was with a group that had stopped near the Maramba Cultural Bridge in Livingstone due to traffic from an elephant herd when one of the animals attacked.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the second fatal elephant attack on a US tourist in Zambia after Gail Mattson, a 79-year-old woman from Minnesota, was killed during a game drive in the Kafue National Park in March.<br \/>\nVideo of the attack later emerged and showed an elephant charging towards the vehicle. None of the vehicle\u2019s occupants are seen in the video, but someone can be heard saying \u201cOh my goodness,\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s coming fast\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle stops and the elephant hooks its tusk onto the vehicle and it rolls several times. Mattson was killed in the incident and five other people were injured.<\/p>\n<p>Rona Wells, Mattson\u2019s daughter, wrote on Facebook that her mother died in a \u201ctragic accident while on her dream adventure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe has also recorded deadly elephant attacks in recent years as climate change forces the animals to change their migratory patterns across southern Africa, leading to more cases of human-elephant conflict.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. A US tourist from New Mexico was killed by an elephant in Zambia on Wednesday after it attacked her vehicle while parked during a safari drive in Zambia. 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