Thai elephant kills man, runs off with tourists

An elephant trampled its handler to death and ran off with two Russian tourists - a mother and her 9-year-old daughter - who were riding it during a trek in southern Thailand, police said Monday.

Rescue teams tracked down the elephant less than two miles away and tranquilized it to rescue the tourists clinging to its back, police Lt. Col. Narong Laksanawimol said.

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This is exactly why people should not be riding elephants.