Thai police say a Scottish tourist has been gored to death by an elephant that he and his 16-year-old stepdaughter were riding on the resort island of Samui.
Police Lt. Rotjanart Kiewjan said the animal threw Gareth Crowe and Eilidh Hughes to the ground during a trek on Monday. The elephant then gored Mr. Crowe with his tusk and stomped on him.
Blame it on heat
Thai news reports said the elephant became enraged after its trainer climbed off to take a picture of the tourists. Police think hot weather may have disturbed the 13-year-old elephant.
The trainer was also gored and Hughes was injured from her fall. Both were hospitalized. The elephant was shot with a tranquilizer dart several hours after the incident.
