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Elephants trample tourist to death in South Africa after he left car to take photos

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Elephants trampled to death a Spanish tourist at a South African wildlife reserve after he left his vehicle and approached a herd to take photographs, police...

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Elephants trample a Spanish tourist to death in South Africa. He left a car to take photos (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Elephants have trampled a Spanish tourist to death at a wildlife reserve in South Africa after he got out of his vehicle

  2. Fox News

    Elephants kill tourist in South Africa after he tried to get close to take pictures (opens Fox News)

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    A Spanish tourist who tried to get close to elephants at Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa ended up being "trampled to death," officials say.

  3. RedState

  4. The Guardian

    Spanish tourist trampled to death by elephants in South Africa (opens The Guardian)

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    Officials say 43-year-old man left his vehicle to take pictures of a breeding herd at Pilanesberg national park

  5. Deutsche Welle

    South Africa: Spanish tourist trampled by elephant herd – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Authorities said the man disembarked from his car in the Pilanesberg National Park in the North West province. Visitors are warned not to leave their vehicles.

  6. Voice of America

    Elephants trample Spanish tourist to death in South Africa (opens Voice of America)

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    43-year-old tourist left his vehicle and approached a herd to take photographs at Pilanesberg National Park, police and local government authorities say

  7. People

    Tourist Trampled to Death by Elephant in South Africa While Taking Photos at National Park (opens People)

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    A Spanish tourist died after being trampled by an elephant at Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa on July 7, per Newzroom Afrika, NBC News and The Guardian.

  8. NBC New York

    Elephants trample tourist to death in South Africa after he left car to take photos (opens NBC New York)

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    Elephants trampled to death a Spanish tourist at a South African wildlife reserve after he left his vehicle and approached a herd to take photographs, police...

  9. CBS News

    Elephants trample tourist to death after he left fiancée in car to take photos in South Africa (opens CBS News)

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    The man's fiancée and two other women were in the vehicle and unharmed, police said.

  10. KTVZ Bend

    Spanish tourist killed by elephants in South Africa while taking photo (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A Spanish tourist was crushed to death by a herd of elephants inside South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park after he left his vehicle to take a close-up photo of the breeding animals, local police said.

  11. NBC News

    Tourist trampled to death by elephants in South Africa after leaving car to take photos (opens NBC News)

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    Elephants trampled to death a Spanish tourist at a South African wildlife reserve after he left his vehicle and approached a herd to take photographs.

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