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

A Spanish tourist has been trampled to death by elephants in a South African national park after apparently trying to take pictures of a breeding herd that included three calves.

The 43-year-old man was killed on Sunday morning at Pilanesberg national park about 130 miles (210km) north-west of Johannesburg.

According to park officials, the man, who was with three friends, climbed out of his vehicle and walked towards the animals to take photos.

“Despite warnings from his fellow passengers, and occupants from two other vehicles that were at the sighting, he unfortunately did not heed their warnings,” the North West province’s parks and tourism board said in a statement.

    • Flying SquidMEnglish
      1•4 months ago

      If I was in a car somewhere in the U.S. with lots of death and I started to get out and everyone else in the car told me not to get out and two different cars driving by stopped and told me not to get out and then I got out anyway and got shot, yeah, I’d be fucking stupid.

      But also, that’s not in any way the same as getting out of a car where huge wild animals that are historically known to kill people are roaming around free.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•4 months ago

        animals that are historically known to kill people are roaming around free

        Americans then?