A British pensioner and a New Zealander were trampled to death on 3 July when a female elephant with a calf charged a guided walking-safari group in South Luangwa National Park in eastern Zambia, about 600 km from Lusaka. Police identified the victims as 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor and 67-year-old Alison Jean Taylor. Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson Mweemba said safari guides first fired warning shots and then wounded the elephant as it closed in, but the animal continued its charge and fatally injured the two women. The pair, who had spent four days at Big Lagoon Camp, died at the scene; their bodies were later transferred to Mambwe District Hospital. Consular officials from the United Kingdom and New Zealand are assisting the families. The attack is the latest in a string of fatal encounters with elephants in Zambia. Two American tourists died in separate incidents last year, and wildlife authorities have renewed calls for visitors to keep a greater distance from nursing elephants, which are known to react aggressively when protecting their young.