80-Year-Old American Tourist Killed in Elephant Attack During Game Drive in Zambia

80-Year-Old American Tourist Killed in Elephant Attack During Game Drive in Zambia
The Zimbabwean national flag is pictured outside the Harare Magistrates Court in Zimbabwe on Aug. 25, 2023. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images
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HARARE, Zimbabwe—A bull elephant charged a truck that an 80-year-old American was riding in with other tourists on a game drive in a Zambian national park, flipping over the vehicle and killing her, a safari company said.

The attack injured five others on March 30 in the vast Kafue National Park, which covers 22,400 square kilometers (8,600 square miles) and is one of Africa’s largest animal reserves.