'4000kg' Elephant Dies After Being Hit on the Head by Trunk... Shocking Fatal Accident at Spanish Zoo

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] An incident where an elephant struck a person with its trunk, causing death, has shocked many people.

According to The Guardian and others on the 26th (local time), on the 25th at the Cabarceno Zoo in Santander, northern Spain, a female elephant weighing about 4000kg hit the head of a male employee (44) with her trunk.

The man, who was cleaning the elephant enclosure with colleagues, was struck by the elephant and hit his head on the iron bars.

The man was rushed to the hospital but died three hours after the accident.

It was reported that the elephant was with her calf at the time of the accident.

Javier Lopez Marcano, the Minister of Tourism of the Cantabria regional government, which owns the zoo, said, "The elephant's strength was tremendous, and the person struck could not have survived."

This fatal incident is the first to occur in the 31 years since the zoo was established.

The police and the zoo have begun an investigation into the exact circumstances of the accident.

Cabarceno Zoo is home to over 120 species of animals, including wolves, tigers, lions, and jaguars.

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