Thai authorities arrested an elephant handler in the case of a 22-year-old Spanish tourist who died after being injured by an elephant at a sanctuary in the south of the country.

The mahout faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 200,000 baht (£4,642). According to eyewitnesses, the elephant was startled when Garcia moved in front of it and pushed her into the concrete edge of the pond with her tusk.

Blanca Ojanguren García died on Friday while on holiday in Thailand. The Spanish from Valladolid was staying there with her boyfriend in southwest Thailand. On Friday, they visited the Koh Yao Elephant Care centre,

A tourist in Thailand has been killed by an elephant in a terrifying moment seen by numerous witnesses. The 22-year-old tourist, Blanca Ojanguren García, from Valladolid in northwest Spain, was said to be bathing the 50-year-old elephant at the Koh Yao Elephant Care when the incident occurred,

A Thai man has been charged with “negligence causing death” after an elephant gored a Spanish tourist at a sanctuary in southern Thailand last week.

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