Handler killed by elephant in Tennessee (AP)

by Populux | July 22, 2006 at 11:36 am
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HOHENWALD, Tenn. - An elephant with a reputation for being dangerous killed a handler and injured a trainer Friday at The Elephant Sanctuary in southern Tennessee, authorities said. Winkie, a female Asian elephant, stepped on or kicked a woman handler who was killed "on the spot," said Doug Markham, a spokesman for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. A male trainer was injured when he tried to intervene. The names of the victims were not released. The trainer was taken to a hospital in Columbia ...
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