HEARTBREAKING tributes have poured in for a tourist who was killed by a rampaging elephant during a wild safari chase.
American Gail Mattson, 79, was one of the six holidaymakers touring the Kafue National Park in Zambia when the five-ton beast started running after them.
Gail Mattson died after the attack at the Kafue National Park
The elephant was seen charging after the vehicle
The beast used its tusks to flip the vehicle
Her devastated family shared a tragic photo taken the day she was killed in the attack, showing her inside a safari car.
They said “she was living life” that day, reports KSTP and had told friends the safari would be “her last big adventure.”
Horror footage captured the moment a raging bull elephant started running behind the safari vehicle.
One of the startled tourists can be heard saying: “It’s coming fast”.
Suddenly the elephant catches up and attacks the car while the driver shouts: “Hey hey hey hey hey.”
The five-ton beast then uses its tusks to flip the vehicle onto its side as terrified tourists can be heard screaming.
Another tourist was seriously injured and four others had minor injuries.
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