Two tourists are recounting the terrifying moment an elephant charged their boat on a safari trip in southern Africa.

Video captured the moments when a massive elephant, protecting the herd’s young calves, began charging at a group on a canoe safari in Botswana, South Africa, flipping the boat over.

Jeff Melvin and Larry Unrein were on that tour boat that they say started as an incredible adventure but took an unexpected turn as they approached the herd of elephants.

“The first thought that came to my mind was, ‘This is the end of me,'” said Melvin. “We could tell that they were kind of getting a little annoyed at our presence and then, just in the blink of an eye, things kind of changed.”

“What we did not see was the mom with the two babies, they were hidden in some tall grass, but ou

See Full Page