Two female tourists were killed by an elephant on Thursday during a safari in a national park in Zambia, police said.
Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson Mweemba said the victims were 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the United Kingdom and 67-year-old Alison Jean Taylor from New Zealand. They were attacked by a female elephant that was passing nearby, along with her calf.
Safari guides accompanying the group tried to stop the elephant by shooting, according to police. The elephant was injured by the gunfire, but the guides were unable to stop the attack and both women died at the scene, A2 CNN reports.
The incident took place in South Luangwa National Park in eastern Zambia, about 600 kilometers from the capital Lusaka.
Female elephants are very protective of their calves and can react aggressively to anything they perceive as a threat.
Last year, two American tourists were killed in separate incidents with elephants in different parts of Zambia. In those cases, too, the victims were elderly women and were in vehicles when they were attacked. (A2 Televizion)
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