News24 reports that a senior manager working for Environmental Crime Investigations (ECI) at Groenkloof in Pretoria, was killed by a hippopotamus on Saturday.

Kobus de Wet was attacked and killed by the hippo while camping in the Kruger National Park, SA National Parks (SANParks) spokesperson Isaac Phaahla reported. He said: "Details are sketchy at this stage and circumstances around the incident are under investigation." De Wet had been with SANParks for more than a decade and his death was a "huge loss", Phaahla said, adding that he had been responsible for many arrests and convictions of poachers. SANParks management extended condolences to De Wet's immediate family, friends and his SANParks family. Hippos are considered Africa's most dangerous large animal, and are reputed to kill more people yearly than flesh-eating predators such as lions and crocodiles.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lisalee Solomons at News24

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