Overview

• Newly released footage shows the elephant charging through reeds and flipping two canoes in the Okavango Delta.
• Passengers Jeff Melvin and Larry Unrein say they did not see the calves hidden in tall grass before the mother charged.
• A woman was knocked into the river and briefly forced underwater but escaped as guides intervened and helped the group reach safety.
• Experts, including Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill, say mothers guarding young are highly dangerous and stress keeping greater distance on wildlife tours.
• Outlets differ on the date, with reports citing Sept. 27 and Sept. 22, but all confirm that everyone survived.