内容摘要：On a recent day in July, when Esther and her friends spotted elephant footprints on the way from school, they reported it to a wildlife ranger. The animals had cut across a farming field and bush path that they regularly use to and from school. A few days prior, a child was severely injured from a crocodile attack.

On a recent day in July, when Esther and her friends spotted elephant footprints on the way from school, they reported it to a wildlife ranger. The animals had cut across a farming field and bush path that they regularly use to and from school. A few days prior, a child was severely injured from a crocodile attack.

Holland died Thursday while landing his custom-built, single-seat aircraft at Joint-Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia, in preparation for an upcoming airshow at the military installation.The plane was making a normal landing and was not conducting aerobatic maneuvers, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Dan Boggs said at a Friday news conference. The crash remains under investigation.

Holland’s death was confirmed by his official Facebook page, Rob Holland Aerosports, and by Jim Bourke, president of the International Aerobatic Club, for which Holland served as vice president.Holland was probably the best-known airshow pilot and the winningest competitor in aerobatic contests, Bourke said. The airborne competitions could be compared to figure skating for the required grace, precision and discipline, but with punishing gravitational forces.“I flew against him many times, and, like a lot of people, I couldn’t beat him,” said Bourke, who was Holland’s friend, rival and teammate on the U.S. Unlimited Aerobatic Team. “They didn’t have anyone who could beat him. He was just that good.”

Holland won 12 consecutive U.S. National Aerobatic Championships, which was a record, according to his website. He also racked up five world Freestyle Aerobatic Championships and a prestigious award for showmanship from the International Council of Airshows.Holland was known for inventing new maneuvers that no one saw before, Bourke said. One of them was his famous “frisbee” that rotated his 1,200-pound (540-kilogram) plane horizontally, while the “inverted frisbee” pulled off the same maneuver upside down.

“A lot of people expect an airplane to fly like an arrow, it’s moving very fast in one direction,” Bourke said. “With Rob, the airplane would be pointed in some crazy direction. It wouldn’t be pointed the way it’s traveling. It would be flipping on an axis that would be unexpected.”

Videos from Holland’s YouTube channel show his red-and-black MXS streaking through the sky with a stream of billowing white smoke. A video from Holland’s cockpit presents a nausea-inducing blur of sky and farmland.Netanyahu’s government has sought a new aid delivery and distribution system by a newly established U.S.-backed group, but the

have rejected it, saying it allows Israel to use food as a weapon and violates humanitarian principles.Israel may now be changing its approach to let aid groups remain in charge of non-food assistance, according to a

. Israel accuses Hamas of siphoning off aid but the U.N. and aid groups deny there is significant diversion.Hospitals in Gaza are again reporting attacks and other Israeli pressure.