An elephant tamer in the central highland province of Dak Lak has died after being attacked by a domesticated elephant.
The elephant that attacks a tamer in Dak Lak Province on May 22
Party Secretary of Lak District People's Committee, Vo Ngoc Tuyen, announced this morning, May 22, that the incident occurred at 7am when the tamer, Y Drim Kuan, 30, took an elephant out for a bath.
The 48-year-old male elephant belongs to Dang Nang Long who is largest owner of elephants in Vietnam. The elephant is being raised at Lak Lake Tourism Site.
"Some local people saw the attack and came to rush the tamer to a local hospital but he died shortly afterwards from serious injuries," the official said, adding that the elephant had been controlled after running to a nearby petrol station.
