Mahout charged after ‘stressed’ elephant kills Spanish tourist in Thailand
Police in Thailand have charged a mahout with negligence after an elephant under his care gored a Spanish tourist at a sanctuary last week. Theerayut Inthaphudkij, 38, is the caretaker of the female elephant, called Pgang Somboon, responsible for the fatal injury to the tourist, Phang Nga Tourism and Sports Office said.
Thai man is charged after elephant gores Spanish tourist to death
A Thai man has been charged with “negligence causing death” after an elephant gored a Spanish tourist at a sanctuary in southern Thailand last week.
Spanish student Blanca Ojanguren killed by elephant during Thai vacation
A 22-year-old Spanish woman, Blanca Ojanguren García, was fatally injured by an elephant while participating in a bathing activity at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre in southern Thailand. The incident occurred on January 3, according to Bild.
Tourist, 22, killed by elephant in front of her boyfriend at Thai sanctuary
A tourist was killed by an elephant in front of her boyfriend while on vacation in Thailand, according to reports. Blanca Ojanguren García, 22, was bathing an elephant at Koh Yao Elephant Care on Yao Yai Island on Friday when the 50-year-old animal struck her down with its trunk, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
Elephant keeper in Thailand charged after Spanish tourist's death
Elephant tourism industry received criticism amid tourist’s death.As per BBC, Thai police have charged a mahout after an elephant under his care killed a Spanish tourist, Blanca Ojanguren Garcia, last week.
Tourist killed, gored by elephant's tusk at Thailand sanctuary while bathing animal: Reports
She walked in front of the elephant when it took one of its tusks and gored her to death, reported the Thai Examiner. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she later died from a head injury.
Spanish Tourist, 22, Killed by Elephant in Thailand as Her Boyfriend Watched
A tourist in Thailand has been killed by an elephant in a terrifying moment seen by numerous witnesses. The 22-year-old tourist, Blanca Ojanguren García, from Valladolid in northwest Spain, was said to be bathing the 50-year-old elephant at the Koh Yao Elephant Care when the incident occurred,
Spanish student killed in Thailand by elephant she was washing
A student from Spain who was washing an elephant at a tourist attraction in Thailand was killed by the animal when it struck and pushed her with its trunk.
Elephant Kills Spanish Tourist While She Was Bathing the Animal Alongside Her Boyfriend in Thailand: Reports
Spanish tourist Blanca Ojanguren García was killed by an elephant while bathing the animal alongside her boyfriend and 17 other people at Koh Yao Elephant Care in Thailand on Jan. 3, according to multiple outlets.
Spanish woman killed by elephant in Thailand while bathing animal, police say
A Spanish woman was gored to death by an elephant while bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand on Friday, according to local police.
Law student killed by elephant during vacation to Thailand: officials
Blanca Ojanguren, a 22-year-old student from Spain, was killed by an elephant on Friday during a bathing session at Koh Yao Elephant Care
Elephant trainer charged with negligence in death of Spanish student at Thai conservation center
Thai authorities arrested an elephant handler in the case of a 22-year-old Spanish tourist who died after being injured by an ...
Mahout charged after elephant gores tourist to death
In 2017, an elephant camp owner and a mahout were charged with recklessness causing death and injuries after an elephant killed a Chinese tour guide and injured two tourists in the Thai beach town, ...