BALI, INDONESIA — An elephant handler on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, was horribly killed on April 28 when the animal he had planned to feed, snapped.

The deceased is Balinese man I Nyoman Levi, the owner of an elephant tour and rafting concern.

According to eyewitnesses, Levi and two other handlers went to the elephant cage around noon to feed the animals. As Levi began the feeding, a bull elephant named Lampung attacked. Other handlers watched as Lampung wrapped its trunk around Levi, lifted him up, then smashed him into the ground with brutal force. Levi lost consciousness.

The other handlers swiftly delivered a smashed Levi to the hospital, but his injuries were too severe. Levi died shortly after arriving.

A post-mortem exam, revealed nasty gashes on his head and the right side of his chest, according to the Bali Post.

Police, stating the obvious, have recorded Levi’s death as a workplace accident. One of the hazards of working with unrestrained giant animals, unfortunately. Rest in peace, Levi.