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British Girl And Mother Killed By Zimbabwe Elephant
Harare (AFP) March 27, 2007 A British woman and her 10-year-old daughter were killed by a rogue elephant while her husband escaped unhurt during a hunting tour in southwestern Zimbabwe, state media reported Tuesday. The state-controlled Herald quoted an unnamed parks and wildlife authority official as saying Veronica Poker, 47, and her daughter Shallot died on the spot when they were attacked by a lone elephant during a guided tour in the Hwange game park on Saturday. It happened on Saturday mid-morning "when the three tourists who were accompanied by a tour guide were watching a lone elephant while they were hiding behind an anthill," the newspaper quoted the official as saying. "It is reported that the elephant could have seen the people and started charging towards them." He said wardens were deployed following the tragedy to track the elephant believed to be wounded. "Wounded elephants are those that are normally aggressive," the official told the newspaper. The official said the guide fired a shot to scare away the elephant but it kept on charging towards the touring party and trampled the guide who suffered a fractured pelvis bofore turning on the tourists. National police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena referred questions to the police commander for the Matabeleland north province who could not be reached for comment.
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