Elephant tramples to death mom, baby
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January 7, 2010, Thursday
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AN elephant charged out of the brush as an American family was hiking near Mt Kenya and trampled to death a mother and her 1-year-old daughter, Kenyan officials said yesterday.
Four adults and the baby were walking with an unarmed guide outside Mt Kenya National Park on Monday when the elephant charged, Kenya Wildlife Service official Michael Kipkeu said.
The family was hiking on a nature trail about 1.6 kilometers from the Castle Forest Lodge, where they were vacationing, said Melia van Laar, the lodge's owner.
"The elephant emerged from the bush at full speed without any warning," van Laar said. "Everybody ran away, but the lady, burdened by the weight of the baby, perhaps, or in panic, was not able to run fast enough."
Officials identified the woman as Sharon Brown, 39, and said her daughter's name was Margaux.
Four adults and the baby were walking with an unarmed guide outside Mt Kenya National Park on Monday when the elephant charged, Kenya Wildlife Service official Michael Kipkeu said.
The family was hiking on a nature trail about 1.6 kilometers from the Castle Forest Lodge, where they were vacationing, said Melia van Laar, the lodge's owner.
"The elephant emerged from the bush at full speed without any warning," van Laar said. "Everybody ran away, but the lady, burdened by the weight of the baby, perhaps, or in panic, was not able to run fast enough."
Officials identified the woman as Sharon Brown, 39, and said her daughter's name was Margaux.
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