Elephant kills Spanish zookeeper with one hit from trunk

Man was cleaning stables when he was hit by female, knocking his head against bars of enclosure

A zoo worker in Spain has died after he was struck by an elephant’s trunk, knocking his head against the bars of an enclosure, the zoo and local officials said.

The female elephant weighing around 4,000kg (8,800lb) hit the 44-year-old with her trunk on Wednesday morning at the Cabarceno Natural Park near the northern city of Santander, the zoo said. The man was rushed to hospital where he died from his injuries some three hours later.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/26/elephant-kills-spanish-zookeeper-with-one-blow-from-trunk

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