11.02.09 ‘SERIOUS EXPLORERS’ GETS SERIOUS

Anton Turner was killed on Friday while filming the kids show “Serious Explorers of Tanzania” for the BBC.  NineMSN reports:

A British tour guide trampled to death by an elephant last week threw himself in front the charging animal to save the lives of three children, a report claims. [...]
Mr Wienand told the newspaper he believed Mr Turner tried to fire his rifle at the elephant, but the weapon may have failed.

If that wasn’t enough of a bummer, there’s also this:

Mr Turner leaves behind his fiancée, who is pregnant with their first child.  [...]
Mr Turner served in the first Gulf War before moving to Tanzania to become a game hunter. He later established the Selous ecotourism reserve, which takes groups on safaris to photograph wildlife. [AP]

Man, you establish a nature preserve for them and then they trample you in a kid-killing spree. Elephants are so ungrateful.  Let’s go make some umbrella stands out of their feet.  See you try to trample kids now, Stumpy.