Monday, October 02, 2006

Elephant Kills British Man in Kenya

From Guardian Unlimited

Monday October 2, 2006 9:16 PM

By ANTHONY MITCHELL

Associated Press Writer

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - An elephant trampled and killed a British man on his honeymoon in Kenya, officials said Monday.

Patrick Smith, 34, was killed in front of his wife, Julie, in the Masai Mara National Reserve on Sunday, officials said. His wife managed to leap out of the way.

``He was trampled by an elephant while on a nature trail with his wife,'' said Connie Maina, spokeswoman for the Kenya Wildlife Service. ``This is a terrible accident.''

The couple had been married for just a week, Maina added.

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