the risks r and she wouldn't have blamed that often eitheisand r. 79-year-old american citizen gail mattson of minnesota was on a safari in zambia over the weekend when this tragedy struck. now video footage shows a bull elephant chasing the safari vehicle mattson and five other tourists were in on saturday. then the animal charges them. take a look at the strength of that animal right there. the elephant was able e to nonchalantly flip that vehiclelephan t over, leadg to madsen's death. her family says the u.s. embasso y notified them about her death and her son told dailymail, quotenom abou, the ew was being an elephant. my mom would be the first to defend the driver and the elephant. nothe w, according to the safaricord company, one other tourist was hurt and was takening to a prie medical center. they put out a statement which says in part, quot male, this ii tragic event and we extend our deepest condolences to the family of the guest who died. we are also naturally supporting those guest s and the guide involved in this distressing incident now. jesse is similar incident took place on

for the first time since gail mattson tragically died, her son blake is now opening up telling us that reporter: this morning a week after american tourist gail mattson died while on safari, her son blake is now speaking out about losing his mom while she was on the adventure of a lifetime. >> she loved traveling. she was so happy to be there and felt so blessed to be able to do this. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: authorities in zambia now investigating this video of the incident. watch as the elephant begins to chesa farrygoers during in kafue national park, and the vehicle comes to a stop. >> hey, hey, hey. >> reporter: the guide yelling trying to scare off the five-ton animal, but it doesn't work, using its tusks to flip the vehicle and those inside, 79-year-old mattson died at the scene, and another tourist was seriously injured. her son says she would agree it was just a tragic accident. >> my mom would be the first to tell you this is a fluke. she would tell you something could happen. you can't predict a wild animal, and that's part of why it makes it an adventure. >> reporte

. >> su hombre es gail mattson, vivia en minnesota y fue su hija quien la identifico en redes sociales resulto herida de gravedad. >> el resto del grupo lesiones menores. >> yo he viajado a africa mas de 50 veces en safari y esto es algo tan raro. >> este experto en animales salvajes dice que el inusual encuentro puede tener diferentes explicaciones. >> el elefante toro pudo haberse sentido amenazado territorial o haber estado en epoca de apareamiento. >> los elefantes machos tienen periodicamente un pico hormonal que provoca un comportamiento sumamente agresivo. >> se le conoce como most y sucede cuando el macho produce entre 40 y 60 veces mas testosterona de lo regular. >> puede durar unas semanas o hasta meses la compania wilderness, a cargo de la excursion turistica, expreso sus condolencias y aseguro que cooperan con la policia. >> el director ejecutivo explico que sus guias estan bien entrenados, pero en esta instancia el terreno y la vegetacion bloquearon la ruta y no fue posible sacarles del peligro lo suficientemente rapido. >> los elefantes animales inteligentes y sensibles,

. >> su hombre es gail mattson, vivia en minnesota y fue su hija quien la identifico en redes sociales mujer resulto herida de gravedad. >> el resto del grupo lesiones menores. >> yo he viajado a africa mas de 50 veces en safari y esto es algo tan raro este experto en animales salvajes dice que el inusual encuentro puede tener diferentes explicaciones el el elefante toro pudo haberse sentido amenazado territorial o haber estado en epoca de a apareamiento. >> los elefantes machos tienen periodicamente un pico hormonal que provoca un comportamiento sumamente agresivo. >> se le conoce como must y sucede cuando el macho produce entre 40 y 60 veces en tener diferentes de un pico agresivo. >> puede durar una como most el macho mas testosterona de lo regular. >> puede durar unas semanas o hasta meses. >> la compania wilderness a cargo de la excursion turistica expreso sus condolencias y aseguro que cooperan con la la policia. >> el director ejecutivo explico que sus guias estan bien entrenados, pero en esta instancia el terreno y la vegetacion bloquearon la ruta y no fue posible sacarles del