Spanish Woman Killed by Elephant While Bathing the Animal at Popular Sanctuary in Thailand
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The 22-year-old woman was attacked by the elephant while she was bathing the animal at the at the Koh Yao Elephant Care centre.

Summary

Blanca Ojanguren, a 22-year-old Spanish tourist, was fatally attacked by an elephant at the Koh Yao Elephant Care sanctuary in Thailand while bathing the animal.

She was struck by its tusk, resulting in fatal injuries.

This tragedy highlights the risks of popular recreational activities involving elephants in Thailand.

It follows a recent fatal attack by a wild elephant on a Thai woman and adds to the 39 elephant-related deaths reported in 2024.

  • BassTurd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    343·
    2 months ago

    She was a 22 year old student. Nowhere does it mention her financial worth. It’s very likely she was there studying abroad and it was a subsidized trip. If not, vacations to Thailand are not prohibitively expensive. I’m certainly not rich and am squarely middle class, but my wife and I can afford to vacation there and it wouldn’t be close to the most expensive trip we’ve taken.

    Your accusations are baseless and you’re just glad someone died because they died. Kinda gross.

    • john89@lemmy.caEnglish
      461·
      2 months ago

      Uhh, you’re assuming a lot without anything to back it up. Even if she was a student, her family is wealthy which is how she could afford this vacation.

      If not, vacations to Thailand are not prohibitively expensive.

      They are for the vast majority of people in the world.

      Your accusations are baseless and you’re just glad someone died because they died. Kinda gross.

      Yeah, no. This is completely false.

      In short, you’re wrong and upset because I dared to criticize how someone wastes their money while children are starving. I see it all the time and I’ll see it again.

      Gonna ignore you now. People like you are always desperate to defend their greed and entitlement, so you may have the last word. Goodbye.

      • ms.lane@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        2 months ago

        It’s ~AUD$1200 (~US$750) return (~$590 per way, inc. checked bags) from Adelaide to Bangkok.

        Pretty cheap if you’re not way up in Canada somewhere. For reference, Adelaide to Toronto is just over AUD$6000 return.

        Canadian holidays are for the rich.

        Edit: From Madrid to Bangkok return is ~AUD$1300 (~$650 per way) (via China Eastern Airways though…)

        • john89@lemmy.caEnglish
          324·
          2 months ago

          The vast majority of people cannot afford a $1300 flight for a vacation.

          All you’re doing is highlighting how unaware you are about how poor most of the world is.