Bradford woman crushed by charging elephant 'in matter of seconds'

The death of tourist who was trampled to death by a charging elephant "in a matter of seconds" has been recorded as misadventure. Janet Taylor Easton, 67, originally from Bradford, died along with her cousin Alison Taylor, 67, from New Zealand, while on safari in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park on 3 July last year. An inquest at Bradford Coroner's Court had previously been adjourned until a report had been produced from the Zambian Ministry of Tourism. Assistant coroner Caroline Chandler said the report had now been received but said "unfortunately it does not add very much" and went on to return a conclusion of death by misadventure. Ms Easton, also known as Janice, taught chemistry at Titus Salt School in Baildon, Bradford, from September 1983 until retiring in August 2022. She then travelled extensively, including trips to New Zealand, Canada and Brazil. The inquest was told Easton and her cousin had gone on a walking safari holiday to South Luangwa National Park, which had been organised by travel company Expert Africa. On the day of her death, the inquest heard she was on a guided walk and the pair had left the camp early to attend a safety briefing. Chandler said: "The p

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