A Spanish woman was gored to death by an elephant while bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand on Friday, according to local police.

She walked in front of the elephant when it took one of its tusks and gored her to death, reported the Thai Examiner. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she later died from a head injury.

A stressed elephant killed a Spanish tourist while she was bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand, police said.

A 22-year-old Spanish tourist died on Friday after being attacked by an elephant she was bathing in Thailand. Blanca Ojanguren García was washing the animal at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre when it sank its tusk in her, later leading to her death.

A Spanish woman tragically lost her life after being gored by an elephant at a sanctuary in southern Thailand. Blanca Ojanguren Garcia, 22, was bathing the elephant at the Koh Yao Elephant Care center when the animal seemingly panicked and struck her with its tusk, local police reported.

A Spanish tourist is dead following an incident involving an elephant at an animal sanctuary in Thailand. According to translated reports from Spanish newspapers El Mundo and El Pais, via the Daily Mail,

According to experts, the elephant's attack may have been triggered by stress caused by living and interacting with tourists outside of its natural ecosystem.

Bathing with elephants is considered a tourist attraction in Thailand, but what seems so idyllic is actually dangerous – and has now cost a student her life.

A Spanish student tragically died after being attacked by an elephant during a bathing session at a Thai elephant tourism centre.

A Spanish tourist lost her life while visiting an elephant center in Thailand on Friday. The incident occurred at Koh Yao Elephant Care, where she bathed an elephant. RELATED STORIES: British Tourist,