Scottish tourist killed by elephant in Koh Samui

A Scottish man was killed and a mahout seriously injured by an elephant gone berserk during a trekking tour on Koh Samui on Monday.

The 36-year-old tourist was riding the male elephant with his 16-year-old daughter in a forested area of tambon Bor Phud this afternoon when, witnesses told police, Pamang, a Myanmar mahout, climbed down from 13-year-old Golf to take photos with the victim and his daughter.

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