FourOneTwo Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 PITTSBURGH (AP) - A three-ton elephant crushed her handler to death Monday at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium during a routine trail walk before the facility opened, officials said. Two zookeepers were walking the 18-year-old female African elephant and her 3-year-old calf when the 6,200-pound adult elephant stopped, said Barbara Baker, president and chief executive officer of the zoo. When one keepers tried to get the animal moving, it hit him and knocked him to the ground, she said. The animal then pinned the worker with her head, crushing him, she said. The accident occurred while the two elephants were on a routine morning walk on the zoo's African Savannah trail before the zoo opened. Officials called the incident unprovoked. Police were called and other handlers were able to get the elephants back to their holding area. The zoo remained closed for the rest of the day. Officials said the elephant would not be destroyed. Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dELiSs Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 poor elephant must feel horrible..talk about guilt trip : ( . stupid handler man.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr8lover Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 haha is it that unbelieveable? caging a huge animal and putting a human in there...hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willy.wonka Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 elephants are getting fed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dELiSs Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 elephant is thug. wow no smart ass comments about indoe. oh and thats mean to make fun of overweight people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loudhardfast Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 elephants never forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Originally posted by FourOneTwo Officials said the elephant would not be destroyed. this statement just makes me giggle inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footsoldier Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 about time elephants start pinning people down with their heads..i propose a wrestling match between hulk hogan and that elephant for the belt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorkstaR Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 another faces of death moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 455 Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Originally posted by FourOneTwo incident unprovoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fr8lover Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Originally posted by dELiSs elephant is thug. wow no smart ass comments about indoe. oh and thats mean to make fun of overweight people. yo kristy has been missing for awhile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deznatori Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Good work Dumbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 the animal uprising has begun. never would've thought it would be started by the elephants. go pachyderms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 "i'm gunna call him stampy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 those elephants must have watched animal farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest YinzerXpress Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 Originally posted by fr8lover yo kristy has been missing for awhile... haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest YinzerXpress Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 that is fucked up, but at least the elephat wont be DESTROYED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shut up fagg Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telo Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Originally posted by FourOneTwo PITTSBURGH (AP) - A three-ton elephant crushed her handler to death Monday at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium during a routine trail walk before the facility opened, officials said. Two zookeepers were walking the 18-year-old female African elephant and her 3-year-old calf when the 6,200-pound adult elephant stopped, said Barbara Baker, president and chief executive officer of the zoo. When one keepers tried to get the animal moving, it hit him and knocked him to the ground, she said. The animal then pinned the worker with her head, crushing him, she said. The accident occurred while the two elephants were on a routine morning walk on the zoo's African Savannah trail before the zoo opened. Officials called the incident unprovoked. Police were called and other handlers were able to get the elephants back to their holding area. The zoo remained closed for the rest of the day. Officials said the elephant would not be destroyed. Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL. sssoooooooooooooooooooooooo............... where are the pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrIot Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 good job, nigger elephant, good job!! hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezpot Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I'm not surprized considering more people annually die from elephant accidents compared to great white shark accidents. Jaws ain't got shit on Dumbo! http://www.circuses.com/ringling/p6-1.gif'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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