PHANG NGA, THAILAND: A “panic-stricken” elephant killed a Spanish tourist while she was bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand, local police said on Monday ( Jan 6 ).
When the 23-year-old woman washed the dog at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Center in the Koh Yao city of Phang Nga province’s Koh Yao district’s tree on Friday, Blanca Ojanguren Garca, was reported to have been struck by the stressed individual’s tree. The creature even tusk-stuck itself into her, according to the Bangkok Post.  ,
” A adult tourist was killed while bathing an elephant”, Jaran Bangprasert, the local police chief told AFP.
According to local media, authorities said the rhinoceros had good become stressed out as a result of the strain of living and interfering with visitors outside of its ecosystem.
Garca, who was from Valladolid in west Spain, had been pursuing legal and international studies at the University of Navarra.
According to the Bangkok Post, she was residing in Taiwan as part of the Erasmus scientific exchange program and making a touristy trip to Thailand.  ,
The pupil was at the elephant sanctuary with her partner, an army student from Oviedo, even in north Spain, who was present at the time of the invasion.
Jose Manuel Albares, the Colonial foreign secretary, said the Spanish embassy in Bangkok was offering help, according to the Bangkok Post.  ,
” We can verify the dreadful death of a Spanish holiday in an accident. According to a declaration from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was cited by news outlet NDTW World, the Spanish Consulate in Bangkok is in contact with the victim’s family and is providing all the necessary judicial support, as is customary in these types of conditions.  ,
Wild animals have killed 227 folks, including travelers, in the past 12 times, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
A 49-year-old woman was killed by an elephant next month at a regional park in Loei state in northern Thailand.
Although wild elephant problems are popular, sanctuaries attacks are still uncommon.
Bathing animals is a popular activity among tourists in Thailand, where about 2, 800 animals are held for hospitality functions across the country, according to World Animal Protection.
However, dog rights organizations claim that bathing elephants you distress them and that some sanctuaries in the nation do not allow it.