Woman trampled to death by elephant
'It trampled her to death and disappeared into the bush'
By Staff Reporter
A woman was trampled to death by an elephant which emerged from the thicket and charged at her and her two companions with whom they were coming from a fishing expedition in Kariba.
Both police and National Parks and Wildlife Management confirmed the unfortunate attack on Sinai Mpofu.
She was in the company of Mercy Binga (43) and Peggy Matesanwa (42), both from Nyamhunga in Kariba.
The incident happened in the Charara area, Kariba.
Provincial Police Spokesman, Inspector Ian Kohwera, said the jumbo emerged from the thicket and charged at the three women who immediately fled in different directions.
“They ran in different directions and the jumbo followed Mpofu and attacked her with its task several times and she fell down.
“It trampled her to death and disappeared into the bush in full view of Binga and Matesanwa who watched from a distant of about 200 metres,” said Kohwera.
National Parks and Wildlife Management spokesman, Tinashe Farawo said the killer jumbo has been eliminated.
“It’s very sad that we continue to lose lives in human-wildlife conflicts. After we received the sad news, we tracked the elephant and managed to eliminate the problem animal.
“But we continue to encourage residents to take heed of our warnings,” said Farawo.
