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An elephant tramples German tourist Rita Hahn to death on the Hans Merensky golf course in Phalaborwa, Limpopo.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 28). An elephant tramples German tourist Rita Hahn to death on the Hans Merensky golf course in Phalaborwa, Limpopo.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092826
South African History Online (2012) 'An elephant tramples German tourist Rita Hahn to death on the Hans Merensky golf course in Phalaborwa, Limpopo.', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092826 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).
South African History Online, An elephant tramples German tourist Rita Hahn to death on the Hans Merensky golf course in Phalaborwa, Limpopo. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092826, (accessed 24 September 2026).
"An elephant tramples German tourist Rita Hahn to death on the Hans Merensky golf course in Phalaborwa, Limpopo.." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092826. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "An elephant tramples German tourist Rita Hahn to death on the Hans Merensky golf course in Phalaborwa, Limpopo.." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092826.
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