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In February 2016, 36-year-old Gareth Crowe, from Scotland was on holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand, and was participating in an elephant trekking tour. The elephant, nicknamed ‘Golf’ and ‘Rambo’, abruptly stopped during the middle of the trek, however, and went berserk, shaking its passengers off its back before going on a rampage. Most of the tourists escaped, but Gareth who had a prosthetic leg, was unable to escape the carnage. Rambo crushed him before stabbing him with its tusks.
It is not known for sure why the elephant went apeshit. Some sources say the mahout, from Myanmar, forced the elephant to stop walking so tourists could take photos, infuriating the pachyderm. Others say Gareth himself provoked the beast by shoving some bananas in front of his face. G’s 16-year-old stepdaughter and the mahout survived with injuries.
British tourist killed by elephant on trek in Thailand
36-year-old Gareth Crowe, from Scotland, was on holiday with his family on Koh Samui when the animal turned on its handler
www.theguardian.com
