A 1993 graduate of Binghamton University was trampled to death by an elephant Monday morning while hiking with her family in Africa, according to a report from The Associated Press.

Authorities in Kenya said that 39-year-old Sharon Brown, who was enrolled at BU as Sharon Laurie, and her one-year-old daughter, Margaux, were killed when the elephant charged their group.

Brown, her husband, their daughter and two other adults were hiking on a nature trail about one mile from Castle Forest Lodge. They were accompanied by an unarmed guide outside Mount Kenya National Park when the elephant charged.

While at BU, Brown, who received her bachelor’s degree in psychology, lived in Newing College and studied abroad.

Both Brown and her husband were faculty members at the International School of Kenya.