Spanish Tourist, 22, Killed by Elephant in Thailand

Elephant trainer charged with negligence in death of Spanish student at Thai conservation center
Thai authorities arrested an elephant handler in the case of a 22-year-old Spanish tourist who died after being injured by an elephant at a sanctuary in the south of the country.
Mahout charged after ‘stressed’ elephant kills Spanish tourist in Thailand
Police in Thailand have charged a mahout with negligence after an elephant under his care gored a Spanish tourist at a sanctuary last week.Theerayut Inthaphudkij, 38, is the caretaker of the female elephant,
Tourist, 22, killed by elephant in front of her boyfriend at Thai sanctuary
A tourist was killed by an elephant in front of her boyfriend while on vacation in Thailand, according to reports. Blanca Ojanguren García, 22, was bathing an elephant at Koh Yao Elephant Care on Yao Yai Island on Friday when the 50-year-old animal struck her down with its trunk, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
Spanish woman killed by elephant in Thailand while bathing animal, police say
A Spanish woman was gored to death by an elephant while bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand on Friday, according to local police.
Law student killed by elephant during vacation to Thailand: officials
Blanca Ojanguren, a 22-year-old student from Spain, was killed by an elephant on Friday during a bathing session at Koh Yao Elephant Care
Thai man is charged after elephant gores Spanish tourist to death
A Thai man has been charged with “negligence causing death” after an elephant gored a Spanish tourist at a sanctuary in southern Thailand last week.
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Tourist killed, gored by elephant's tusk at Thailand sanctuary while bathing animal: Reports
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