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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Yahoo
Elephant kills British woman and New Zealander on walking safari in Zambia
A British woman and another from New Zealand have been killed by an elephant during a walking safari in Zambia. The animal was wounded by gunshots as guides tried to stop it charging but both victims died at the scene. Police said the animal was with its calf and ran at the women in South Luangwa National Park. They were reportedly attacked from behind. Local authorities named the Briton as Easton Janet Taylor, 68, and the other woman as Alison Jean Taylor, 67. A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in and are in contact with the local authorities." Female elephants can respond aggressively if they think there is a threat when they are with their young. Read more from Sky News: Two elderly American women also died last year in separate incidents in Zambia. Both attacks happened while they were on a safari vehicle.
Sky News
04-07-2025
- Sky News
Elephant kills British woman and New Zealander on walking safari in Zambia
A British woman and another from New Zealand have been killed by an elephant during a walking safari in Zambia. The animal was wounded by gunshots as guides tried to stop it charging but both victims died at the scene. Police said the animal was with its calf and ran at the women in South Luangwa National Park. They were reportedly attacked from behind. Local authorities named the Briton as Easton Janet Taylor, 68, and the other woman as Alison Jean Taylor, 67. A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Zambia and are in contact with the local authorities." Female elephants can respond aggressively if they think there is a threat when they are with their young.
CNN
04-07-2025
- CNN
Elephant kills two female tourists from the UK and New Zealand in Zambian national park
Two female tourists in Zambia were killed by an elephant Thursday while on a walking safari in a national park, police said. Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson Mweemba said the victims – 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the United Kingdom and 67-year-old Alison Jean Taylor from New Zealand – were attacked by a female elephant that was with a calf. Safari guides who were with the group attempted to stop the elephant from charging at the women by firing shots at it, police said. The elephant was hit and wounded by the gunshots. The guides were unable to prevent the elephant's attack and both women died at the scene, police said. It happened at the South Luangwa National Park in eastern Zambia, around 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the capital, Lusaka. Female elephants are very protective of their calves and can respond aggressively to what they perceive as threats. Last year, two American tourists were killed in separate encounters with elephants in different parts of Zambia. In both cases, the tourists were also elderly women and were on a safari vehicle when they were attacked.
RNZ News
03-07-2025
- RNZ News
New Zealand woman killed by elephant in Zambia
An elephant at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. Photo: AFP / Pierre Vernay A New Zealand woman has been killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in a Zambian national park, according to reports. Sixty-eight-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the UK and 67-year-old New Zealander Alison Jean Taylor were attacked by the female elephant that was with a calf at big Lagoon Bush Camp overnight, according to local authorities. Shots were fired at the elephant, wounding the animal and ultimately stopping the attack. However, Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba confirmed both women died at the scene. Two others travelling with the group were uninjured.
Telegraph
03-07-2025
- Telegraph
British pensioner killed by elephant in Zambia
A British pensioner and another from New Zealand have been killed by a charging elephant while on safari in Zambia. Easton Janet Taylor, 68, and Alison Jean Taylor, 67, died when they were attacked by a female elephant who had been nursing a young calf. Easton Janet Taylor was said to be from the UK, but further details were unavailable. The incident occurred at 6.20am local time on Thursday near Big Lagoon Camp in South Luangwa National Park in eastern Zambia. The tourists were in the company of an armed wildlife police officer and two other people when they were attacked, according to Robertson Mweemba, the Eastern Province police commissioner. The officer fired shots at the animal in an attempt to stop it, Mr Mweemba added. The elephant was hit and wounded, but still attacked the two women, who died at the scene, 370 miles from the capital of Lusaka. The national park is known for its walking safaris, in which tourists are taken by experienced guides through the wilderness on foot. Each group is usually accompanied by an armed ranger or scout. Females can be aggressive when with young Female elephants, which can weigh up to 3.5 tons, can become extremely aggressive if they are with their young or feel threatened. 'The two female tourists, while taking a safari walk to a crossing point at Luangwa river, spotted an elephant with a calf at a distance and diverted for about 50 metres away, but within a few minutes after diverting, [the armed officer] who is usually behind, saw the elephant charging at them,' Mr Mweemba told the Zambia Daily Mail. 'He shouted,'Elephant.' As they turned to see, they saw it charging at a high speed and due to the fact that Alison Jean Taylor had a leg problem, she was caught first and while the wildlife police officer fired warning shots, Easton Janet Taylor was caught as well.' The pair, who had been travelling together, had been moving between two camps when the incident occurred. Last year, two American tourists were killed in separate incidents in different parts of Zambia when elephants charged at their safari vehicles. Gail Mattson, 79, from Minnesota, was on a game drive in Kafue National Park when a bull elephant charged, flipping over the vehicle and killing her in March 2024. In June of that year, Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, from New Mexico, was killed near the city of Livingstone when an elephant threw her out of a car and trampled her.
