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Hunter Crushed To Death By The Elephant He Was Hunting by okooloyun1(m): 10:44pm On May 21, 2017
A South African safari leader and big game hunter was crushed to death Friday afternoon when an elephant was shot and fell and on top of him.

Theunis Botha, 51, was hunting with a group in Gwai, Zimbabwe, when they came across a breeding herd of elephants.

They quickly began to shoot, according to News 24, spooking the animals and causing the elephants to charge at the hunters.


Source; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4528048/Big-game-hunter-crushed-death-shot-elephant.html

Re: Hunter Crushed To Death By The Elephant He Was Hunting by okooloyun1(m): 10:44pm On May 21, 2017
One of the elephants is then said to have picked up Botha with its trunk.

A member of his group shot the elephant, hoping it would put Botha down. Instead, the wounded and dying animal fell on top of him, crushing him to death.
Re: Hunter Crushed To Death By The Elephant He Was Hunting by okooloyun1(m): 10:45pm On May 21, 2017
Botha was a highly regarded houndsman, and frequently led leopard and lion hunting safaris with his pack of dogs for his company Game Hounds Safaris.

The website says he pioneered the traditional European-style 'Monteria hunts' in southern African countries.

He was a well known hunter in Zimbabwe, and often traveled to the United States to recruit wealthy Americans to take part in big game trophy hunting in Africa.

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Re: Hunter Crushed To Death By The Elephant He Was Hunting by ipobarecriminals: 10:53pm On May 21, 2017
sad
Re: Hunter Crushed To Death By The Elephant He Was Hunting by okooloyun1(m): 10:53pm On May 21, 2017
Botha is survived by his wife Carika and their five children, all who live in Tzaneen, South Africa.

Carika is expected to make the trip to Zimbabwe in the next few days to identify her husband's body and then bring him home.

Re: Hunter Crushed To Death By The Elephant He Was Hunting by GodIsFoolish: 11:19pm On May 21, 2017
Good for him, they go around in Africa shooting innocent animals for fun

Re: Hunter Crushed To Death By The Elephant He Was Hunting by kolubo(m): 1:05am On May 22, 2017
May his soul rip
Re: Hunter Crushed To Death By The Elephant He Was Hunting by Nobody: 5:15am On May 22, 2017
One day bush meat go catch hunter.
Bush meat has caught the hunter! RIP
Re: Hunter Crushed To Death By The Elephant He Was Hunting by Nobody: 6:19am On May 22, 2017
The elephant must've been huge. Sad situation because both of them died. RIP, RIP.

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