Overview
- New footage from the Okavango Delta shows an elephant ramming canoes and briefly pinning a female tourist underwater before breaking off.
- Americans Jeff Melvin and Larry Unrein said they feared for their lives as guides helped them and others get to safety.
- The woman pushed beneath the surface survived, with witnesses saying the water likely prevented fatal crushing.
- Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill cautioned that elephants protecting calves are extremely dangerous and urged greater viewing distance.
- Accounts conflict on when the encounter occurred, with some reports citing Sept. 27 and others reporting Sept. 22.