Big game hunter crushed to death by elephant he had just shot and killed
A prolific big game hunter has died after being crushed to death by an elephant he had just shot.
Theunis Botha, 51, was a well known hunter from Johannesberg in South Africa.
He was leading a group of hunters in Gwai, Zimbabwe, when they came across a herd of breeding elephants.
Three elephants stormed the hunters, and Botha shot at them – prompting a fourth elephant to storm from the side and lift him with her trunk.
In response, another member of Botha’s hunting group fired a fatal shot, Afrikaans news site Netwerk24 reported.
As the elephant collapsed, dead, she fell on Botha.
Botha frequently led leopard and lion hunting safaris with his pack of dogs in southern African countries.
He would also travel frequently to the US to find wealthy customers to take part in trophy hunting in southern Africa
Ironic isn’t it ….
TB was a nice gentleman .............. RIP ........ Everybody who had met him would cry today for sure .............