Elephant charges towards safari group in Botswana national park
- 6 years ago
The first of an eight-day safari tour was a near tragedy for these safari tourists, whose car was overturned by a charging elephant from a herd breeding nearby.
Recently emerged footage shows the moment the elephant made a run for the vehicle, followed by a rattling of the car as the camera shook.
"Our guide started the engine a second before the impact but it was too late," the uploader told Newsflare. "The tusks of the elephant only missed my body by a few centimetres."
One of the tourists suffered two broken vertebrae and a large cut on her forehead. Luckily, the elephant retreated after the car was flipped over.
The video was filmed in August 2015.
Recently emerged footage shows the moment the elephant made a run for the vehicle, followed by a rattling of the car as the camera shook.
"Our guide started the engine a second before the impact but it was too late," the uploader told Newsflare. "The tusks of the elephant only missed my body by a few centimetres."
One of the tourists suffered two broken vertebrae and a large cut on her forehead. Luckily, the elephant retreated after the car was flipped over.
The video was filmed in August 2015.