Spanish zoo worker killed by elephant
Posted : 2021-02-26 13:15
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A zoo worker in Spain has died after he was struck by an elephant s trunk, knocking his head against the bars of an enclosure, the zoo and local officials said Thursday.
The female elephant, which weighs around 4,000 kilos (8,800 pounds), whacked the 44-year-old with her trunk on Wednesday morning at the Cabarceno Natural Park near the northern city of Santander, the zoo said in a statement.
The man was rushed to hospital where he died from his injuries some three hours later, it added.
At the time staffers were cleaning the elephant stables as part of their daily duties and the elephant was with her calf in the compound.
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Sad day : Spanish zookeeper dies after he was hit by elephant s trunk
A Spanish zookeeper has died after he was hit by an elephant s trunk, according to the zoo and local authorities.
The zoo said the blow caused the 44-year-old man to hit his head against the bars of an enclosure at the Cabarceno Natural Park near Santander.
After the incident, the keeper was rushed to hospital where he later died from his injuries.
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This is the first incident at the nature park in 31 years.
Police and park management said they have commenced an investigation into the death.
Elephant kills Spanish zoo keeper with one strike from trunk
A zoo worker in Spain died when an elephant hit him with her trunk, throwing him against the bars of her enclosure, local officials confirmed.
Joaquin Gutierrez Arnaiz, aged 44, was hit by a 4,000-kilogram (4.4-ton) female African elephant in Cabarceno Natural Park in Cantabria, northern Spain, on Wednesday.
Guttierez Arnaiz was rushed to the Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
At the time of the accident, staff were cleaning the elephants’ compound.
Local police, the Civil Guard and the zoo are investigating the incident.
Francisco Javier Lopez Marcano, Cantabria’s Tourism Minister, said in a statement to Spanish media that the elephant that struck Guttierez Arnaiz had a foot infection and was probably pregnant.