Spanish Woman Killed by Elephant While Bathing the Animal at Popular Sanctuary in Thailand
www.ibtimes.sg
The 22-year-old woman was attacked by the elephant while she was bathing the animal at the at the Koh Yao Elephant Care centre.

Summary

Blanca Ojanguren, a 22-year-old Spanish tourist, was fatally attacked by an elephant at the Koh Yao Elephant Care sanctuary in Thailand while bathing the animal.

She was struck by its tusk, resulting in fatal injuries.

This tragedy highlights the risks of popular recreational activities involving elephants in Thailand.

It follows a recent fatal attack by a wild elephant on a Thai woman and adds to the 39 elephant-related deaths reported in 2024.

  • ms.laneEnglish
    10•3 days ago

    It’s ~AUD$1200 (~US$750) return (~$590 per way, inc. checked bags) from Adelaide to Bangkok.

    Pretty cheap if you’re not way up in Canada somewhere. For reference, Adelaide to Toronto is just over AUD$6000 return.

    Canadian holidays are for the rich.

    Edit: From Madrid to Bangkok return is ~AUD$1300 (~$650 per way) (via China Eastern Airways though…)

    • @[email protected]English
      -21•3 days ago

      The vast majority of people cannot afford a $1300 flight for a vacation.

      All you’re doing is highlighting how unaware you are about how poor most of the world is.