Escaped elephants rampage through Seoul

Six elephants escaped from an amusement park today and injured a woman as they rampaged through the South Korean capital of Seoul.

Police said they caught five of the animals, but one remained on the loose.

One elephant charged into an alley near an elementary school and hit a 52-year-old woman, Roh In-sun, with its trunk, Yonhap news agency said. She was being treated at a hospital.

“She fell, and I ran away because I was scared,” said Roh’s landlord, Lee Hye-ja, who was standing with her when the elephant came charging toward them. The creature remained trapped in a garden.

Police said three pachyderms were in a restaurant, and one was being held at a police station. The sixth runaway has yet to be found.

The elephants were able to run away due to the “zookeeper’s carelessness” on the circus compound at the Childrens’ Grand Park, police said, reportedly escaping during a daily show.