Spanish tourist killed by elephant at Thai sanctuary


Illustrative photo of tourists riding elephants on a beach on Thailand' island of Koh Chang. - AFP

BANGKOK: A "panic-stricken" elephant killed a Spanish tourist while she was bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand, police said on Monday (Jan 6).

The 23-year-old woman was hit by the stressed animal's trunk at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre in Phang Nga province, according to police.

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