A 75-year-old American big game hunter, Ernie Dosio, was killed by a herd of elephants while on a $40,000 hunting trip in Gabon's Lope-Okanda rainforest. Dosio, a wealthy vineyard owner from California, was trampled to death after he and his guide unexpectedly came upon a group of five female elephants with a calf.
The elephants, feeling threatened, attacked Dosio and his guide, leaving the guide badly injured and Dosio with only a shotgun. African forest elephants are incredibly strong, growing up to 12 feet tall and weighing nearly four tons.
Dosio was a well-known and respected hunter, having hunted various animals in Africa and the US. He was also a businessman, owning Pacific AgriLands Inc, which manages 12,000 acres of vineyards in California.
