Ernie Dosio, a prominent Central Valley agricultural leader and avid big-game hunter, was killed after being trampled by elephants during a hunting trip in Africa last week, according to multiple news reports.
The 75-year-old millionaire and vineyard tycoon was hunting a species of antelope in the Lope-Okanda rainforest of Gabon when he and his guide were suddenly trampled by a group of five female elephants, the reports said.
The animals were apparently startled and charged at the group, fatally crushing Dosio, reports said. His guide was seriously injured and his condition is unknown…