CHARGED BY ELEPHANT
Terribly injured by a charging elephant, Mr Edward Alan Cunningham, aged 28, a prominent white hunter, has died in Nairobi Hospital. Mr Cunningham was frequently employed by the Government in the game reserves. He v/as in thick bush in the Rumuruti district, when- a cow elephant charged him and inflicted serious injuries. Mr Cunningham was rushed to hospital in an air ambulance. A competent hunter since the age of 20, Mr Cunningham was also one of Kenya's outstanding tennis players, and two years ago held the Singles Championship.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22956, 11 August 1936, Page 10
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