Heartbreaking : Man Mauled By Elephant in Front of Teenage Daughter

British man gored and trampled to death by elephant in front of his daughter
Gareth Crowe, aged 36, was trekking on the elephant with his 16-year-old daughter and a local guide on the tropical island of Ko Samui when it turned violent

Gareth Crowe was trampled to death by an elephant in Thailand
A British tourist has been killed by an elephant in front of his teenage daughter in Thailand.
The dead man was last night named as Gareth Crowe, who worked as a diver.
He was on the holiday island with his partner Catherine Hughes, 42, mother to Eilidh and her brother, whose name is believed to be Mark.
Grieving Catherine tonight spoke from the Bangkok Hospital on Ko Samui where her Eilidh was recovering from her injuries.
She said: "My head's all over the place.
"We were all here on holiday.
"My son and I didn't go on the elephants.
"I've been given no information as to what happened or how it happened.
"Eilidh is ok but I don't know exactly what happened."
Witnesses said the mahout - the elephant's handler - climbed down to take photos of the tourists when it hit him with its trunk and stabbed him in his body with a tusk.

The elephant is then said to have rampaged, throwing the father and daughter off his back before trampling the man and stabbing him in the chest with a tusk, killing him instantly.
Eilidh escaped with minor injuries in the fall as the elephant ran off into the forest.
Asked about Thai website reports that the elephant was being teased with a banana - reports which Eilidh has refuted on social media - Catherine said: "I've seen some report on a local newspaper but I don't know if it's true or not true.
"All I know is what I've been told from Eilidh.
"It's just myself my son and Eilidh here.
Gored: An Indian Elephant (file picture)
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"I've not been in touch with the British Embassy yet, I don't know whether I'm coming or going.

"Right now I need Eilidh to rest.".
Witnesses said just before the attack the elephant - known as Golf - had appeared upset and refused to follow the instructions of the mahout who hit him several times with a hook.

The spokesman said the man's body had initially been taken to the hospital before being transferred to the Samui Government Hospital on the island.
The Foreign Office said it had no information on the incident.

Totally Heartbreaking