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Mossel Bay Advertiser reports that the man who died from being trampled by an elephant at Gondwana Private Game Reserve has been identified as the reserve’s CEO and co-owner.
FC Conradie, (39), a husband and father to three young children, was trampled on at about 08:00 on Tuesday morning. Emergency medical services declared him dead on the scene. The KwaNonqaba Police Station’s spokesperson, Warrant Officer Kappie Kapp, said on Wednesday that an inquest docket had been opened and that an investigation had been launched. A representative of the reserve and a close friend of the Conradie family said all the employees at the reserve sent their condolences to Conradie’s family. He added that the circumstances surrounding the incident were still being looked into and he urged the public not to speculate.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Chelsea Pieterse at Mossel Bay Advertiser
- Read too, Tributes pour in for game reserve co-owner killed by elephant, at The Herald (subscriber access only)
- En ook, Hulde ná olifant-voorval man se lewe eis, by Maroela Media
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