elephants in Malawi, Africa.Mathew Talbot, who was just 22, was on an anti-poaching patrol when the elephants bounded out of the thick bush at Liwonde National Park, an inquest heard.The group only spotted the elephants when they were 10 metres from them, a coroner heard on Monday, as reported by The Mirror.Mathew, a member of the 1st Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, battled for his life for four hours before succumbing to his injuries, the hearing at Oxfordshire Coroner's Court was told.The Guardsman, from Great Barr, Birmingham, was transported for treatment in a "tin can" jeep and didn't see a paramedic for three hours after the incident, his parents said.Steve and Michelle questioned why their son was not airlifted to hospital.
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