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Campers on study trip survive elephant attack

CHIANG MAI: A couple overnighting on a nature study tour were lucky to escape serious injury when their tent was knocked down and their campsite destroyed by wild elephants, in Omkoi Wildlife Sanctuary in the small hours of Sunday, it was reported yesterday.

The man suffered bruising from a blow through the tent wall, and the couple spent the rest of the night fearful that the animals would return.

The sanctuary quickly issued an announcement shutting down the nature study programme.

The study tour covered a natural trail on Doi Mon Chong, a small mountain within the park straddling Chiang Mai and Tak provinces.

Navi Sinsupakul, chief of the Omkoi Wildlife Sanctuary, said yesterday the incident occurred about 12.30am on Sunday. The couple were camping out as part of the study tour.

The woman, who asked not to be identified, said she and her boyfriend heard noises…

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