Man Trampled To Death By Wild Elephant At Thai National Park

A wild bull elephant killed a tourist in central Thailand’s Khao Yai National Park on Monday, a park official said, the third fatality linked to the same animal. 

The 65-year-old Thai tourist from Lopburi province was out for a morning walk with his wife when he was trampled to death by an elephant named Oyewan, national park chief Chaiya Huayhongthong told media

. His wife managed to escape



after park rangers scared the animal away, Chaiya said.

"He was the third person killed by Oyewan," he said, adding that the wild bull elephant could have been responsible for several more deaths that remain unsolved. Chaiya said authorities will meet on Friday to decide what to do with the elephant. 

"We will probably decide to relocate him or change his behaviour," he said, without elaborating.