The Thai Police have begun to investigate the death of the young Spanish woman who died yesterday after being attacked by an elephant on Yao Yai Island while giving the animal a bath.
The Koh Yao Elephant Centre, where the incident occurred, has closed its doors for the moment, according to its owner.
The elephant did not use its tusks
The police have explained that Blanca Ojanguren, 22, died after the animal He would hit him with his trunk. The incident did not involve the use of fangs, as the first information stated after learning of the event.
The Spanish tourist was taken to the nearest hospital after receiving the blow, where he died. His body was transferred to another hospital on the island, where The procedures for his repatriation have been initiated. The young woman was a student of Law and International Relations and her relatives are expected to arrive tonight.
Yan, the owner of the center has confirmed that remains closed and “with no planned reopening date.” Furthermore, he explained that at the time of the event there were 18 people present (10 workers and 8 tourists), but that no one else was injured.
The animal had decades of experience with tourists
He has also commented that in the center there are three elephantsamong them the 50-year-old female who attacked Blanca and who is visited by between 10 and 30 people every day, who They come to visit the animals and give them a bath outdoors, what the Spanish woman was doing.
The elephant, according to the director, had decades of experience in activities with tourists, but that “he was frightened by circumstances not yet clarified”hence the attack on the young woman.
The Police have arrived at the scene to begin the pertinent investigations, as well as a center license review and operating conditions.
