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Camilla Parker Bowles' brother Mark Shand dies in New York City
Eyewitness News
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Mark Shand, the brother of Camilla Parker Bowles, has been died after suffering a serious head injury in New York City.
Clarence House said that the 62-year-old Shand died in the hospital after falling late Wednesday.
Police responded a 911 call at 2 Lexington Avenue around 3:00 a.m. where the victim was unconscious on the sidewalk.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news&id=9513798
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The Elephant Family, a conservation group based in England, mourned the loss of its chairman and the "head of our family."
"Mark Shand was a true force for conservation. He was both a legend and inspiration and above all our great friend," the organization said in a statement on its website.
CNN profiled the charity, which was working to improve conditions for Asian elephants, in 2007.
Shand said he was trying to show owners and riders more humane ways to treat the animals.
"You can't stop a tradition that's been going on for years, you can only help it," he said. His group also fought against poachers and the destruction of the elephants' habitats.
Shand also was the author of several books about elephants and his travels in Asia. One of those books, "Queen of Elephants," was the source for a BBC documentary.
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/us/prince-charles-brother-in-law-dies/
Shand helped organize 2009's Elephant Parade in Amsterdam, an open-air art exhibition consisting of 100 painted elephants that aimed to raise awareness of the plight of the Asian elephant.
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The Elephant Family, a conservation group based in England, mourned the loss of its chairman and the "head of our family."
"Mark Shand was a true force for conservation. He was both a legend and inspiration and above all our great friend," the organization said in a statement on its website.
CNN profiled the charity, which was working to improve conditions for Asian elephants, in 2007.
Shand said he was trying to show owners and riders more humane ways to treat the animals.
"You can't stop a tradition that's been going on for years, you can only help it," he said. His group also fought against poachers and the destruction of the elephants' habitats.
Shand also was the author of several books about elephants and his travels in Asia. One of those books, "Queen of Elephants," was the source for a BBC documentary.
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/us/prince-charles-brother-in-law-dies/
Shand helped organize 2009's Elephant Parade in Amsterdam, an open-air art exhibition consisting of 100 painted elephants that aimed to raise awareness of the plight of the Asian elephant.