Camera-shy jumbo tramples tourist

SOLO: An endangered Sumatran elephant charged a woman who was taking photographs, trampling her to death yesterday at a tourist spot on Indonesia’s Java island. Veterinarian Octavia Warahapsari took care of two trained Sumatran elephants used for tourist treks at the Gajah Mungkur scenic reservoir in central Java. Pardiyanto, an official at the reservoir, said one of the elephants charged Warahapsari while she was taking photographs in an open area. She ran but returned to retrieve her dropped phone. The elephant caught her in its trunk and threw her to the ground. The 25-year-old Warahapsari died of her injuries.