After an Elephant Attack, a Maasai Boy Needed Local Care. Years Later, He Helps Deliver it.
July 21, 2026
July 21, 2026
SANTA BARBARA, California, July 21 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news:
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After an Elephant Attack, a Maasai Boy Needed Local Care. Years Later, He Helps Deliver it.
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The elephant was close enough to kill him. About as tall as a basketball rim and weighing many tons, it swept the boy down and was attacking him with its feet, rustling up a wall of dust.
Andrew Kiranto, now 32, remembers that day . . .
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After an Elephant Attack, a Maasai Boy Needed Local Care. Years Later, He Helps Deliver it.
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The elephant was close enough to kill him. About as tall as a basketball rim and weighing many tons, it swept the boy down and was attacking him with its feet, rustling up a wall of dust.
Andrew Kiranto, now 32, remembers that day . . .