On Saturday morning, at Kafue National Park, a spokesperson from the Lusaka Police Department verified to ABC News that an incident had occurred. The family has identified the victim as Gail Mattson, aged 79.

Wilderness, the safari company overseeing the expedition, issued a statement to ABC News on Wednesday, disclosing that a bull elephant with hostile behavior made a threatening advance towards the vehicle transporting six guests and a guide during a game drive from Lufupa Camp.

Four other people received treatment for minor injuries after the incident, the company said.

Six individuals were participating in a game drive when a bull elephant unexpectedly charged the vehicle, shared Keith Vincent, the chief executive officer of Wilderness, in a recent statement. He also mentioned that the safari guide’s vehicle was obstructed by the terrain during the incident.

“Our guides are all extremely well trained and experienced, but sadly in this instance the terrain and vegetation was such that the guide’s route became blocked and he could not move the vehicle out of harm’s way quickly enough,” Vincent said.

Following the attack, Kafue National Park management was immediately called to assist and a helicopter was dispatched to the scene, according to Vincent. Local police, Zambia’s Department of National Parks & Wildlife and other authorities are involved in the investigation, he said.

Wilderness is cooperating with the investigation, Vincent said.

“We express our heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family of the deceased guest,” he conveyed in a formal statement. “In addition, we are providing dedicated support to both the affected guests and the guide amidst this sorrowful occurrence.”

The deceased senior citizen will be returned to her family in the United States with assistance from Zambian local authorities and the United States Embassy located in Lusaka, as outlined in the official announcement.

Last month, asimilar bull elephant attacktook place in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa.

Videos of the March 18 incident show a bull elephant lifting a 22-seat safari truck up several times with his trunk before letting it drop. There were no deaths reported in that incident.

Hendry Blom, a witness who filmed the occurrence, expressed to ABC News, “The situation was quite terrifying for us, particularly concerning the individuals inside the truck as we feared for their well-being.”