Hunter crushed to death by rampaging elephant

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The Argentine had been tracking a herd of elephants when one

charged at him

Before he could pull the trigger Jose Monzalvez was

crushed by one of the elephants he had been

tracking to shoot and kill

A HUNTER was crushed to death by a charging elephant 

as he lined up to take the shot.

Before he could pull the trigger Jose Monzalvez was crushed

 by one of the elephants he had been tracking to shoot and kill.

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He was crushed after the elephant (not pictured here) 

charged at hime

The Namibia Press Agency said the 46-year-old hunter was killed 

on Saturday afternoon in a private wildlife area 70 kilometers (43 miles)

 northwest of the small town of Kalkfeld.

The agency said Monzalvez, who worked for an oil company, 

was with another Argentine and three Namibians when he was killed.

It says one of the elephants charged before the group was able to

 find a spot to aim and shoot.

The report says Monzalvez had a hunting permit with him and

 that relatives have been informed of his death.

In May it was reported a big game hunter was crushed to death by 

an elephant that collapsed on him after it was fatally shot.

Theunis Botha, 51, was leading a hunt in a Zimbabwe game 

reserve when four breeding elephants charged at his group.

A female elephant picked up the South African dad-of-five in

 her trunk, but fell on top of him after she was shot by another 

hunter, officials said.

And another hunter reportedly took her own life earlier this year 

after being targeted by “animal terrorists”.

Melania Capitan is claimed to have been targeted by trolls for years 

because of her hunting, with vile comments including that

 she should receive a “beating”.