Fiso Mbambo

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Fiso Mbambo
Profession circus elephant keeper
Personal details
Born ?
Dead 2001-04-15 Broederstroom outside Johannesburg in South Africa
Country South Africa
Locations
Title elephant keeper 1997-2001
Location at Brian Boswells Circus in South Africa
Biography details

Fiso Mbambo , circus elephant keeper in South Africa

Born ? dead 2001-04-15 in South Africa .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Thandi (fatal attack)

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 2001-04-15: elephant keeper Fiso Mbambo fatal attack by Thandi. "just pushed him over, knelt on him and walked over him and down to the river." Fiso Mbambo † Fiso Mbambo Died 2001-04-15, Broederstroom outside Johannesburg. Died at the scene in Broederstroom outside Johannesburg.

April 15, 2001: Handler Killed by circus elephant on Film Set in South Africa - A handler was killed by a female elephant, which was being used on a film set, in Broederstroom outside Johannesburg on Sunday, police said. A co-owner of Glen Africa farm outside Broederstroom, Vicky Brooker, said Fiso Mbambo, 23, was killed while walking through the veld with five fellow handlers, who worked for circus owner Brian Boswell, at around 2:30 p.m. The elephant was one of seven elephants being used as background animals for the filming of Olie, a film being made for video release. According to witnesses, the elephant "just pushed him over, knelt on him and walked over him and down to the river." The man, who was the elephant's handler for three years, died at the scene.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant keeper Fiso Mbambo in South Africa. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3347. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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