Legacy MattersBBC children's TV safari guide killed by charging elephant in Tanzania
A Safari guide who was working on a BBC children's television programme was killed after an elephant charged and trampled over him yesterday.
Anton Turner, 38, was assisting the filming of the CBBC series 'Serious Explorers' which is retracing the footsteps of legendary explorer David Livingstone in Tanzania, Africa.
Mr Turner, a Brit who is a former Army officer and experienced safari ranger, was seriously injured after the elephant attacked him.
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Three children who had been picked by the BBC to travel with the party were present during the fatal charge but both were unhurt.