November 17, 2014 06:10 pm | Updated 06:15 pm IST - BANGKOK
Two Russian tourists were rescued after a three-hour chase by rescue teams after the animal trampled its handler and ran away with them during a trek in southern Thailand. (Photo for representation purpose only)
An elephant trampled its handler to death and ran off with two Russian tourists -- a mother and her 9-year-old daughter who were riding it during a trek in southern Thailand, police said on Monday.
Rescue teams tracked down the elephant about 3 km away and tranquilized it to rescue the tourists clinging to its back, police Lt. Col. Narong Laksanawimol said.
“It took almost three hours for the elephant to calm down completely. We had to tie it to a tree,” Narong said by telephone.
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