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Tourist killed as he tried to take a photo of an elephant in Malindi

By AFP September 19th, 2016 1 min read

An Italian tourist was trampled to death by an elephant in a Kenyan national park while trying to get a good picture, police said.

“He was attacked not far from his tent while photographing it,” a police officer, who asked not to be named, told AFP.

The man, who was 66, “sustained serious injuries and died before he could be taken to hospital”, he added.

The accident occurred at the Swara camp in Tsavo National Park, near Malindi.

The death has been confirmed by Malindi’s police chief Muchangi Mutawa, who did not provide more details.

The police source said the tourist had moved from his tent close to the elephant to take a photograph of the jumbo, which was near the Sabaki River.