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US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants


Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occured

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An American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon.

Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting yellow-backed duiker, an antelope species, in the central African country of Gabon when the incident occurred last Friday. While in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, he and his guide unexpectedly came across five female elephants accompanied by a calf.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/millionaire-hunter-dies-elephants-gabon

Author : Marina Dunbar

Publish date : 2026-04-24 18:09:00

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