A safari-park owner who once said he’d rather be killed by an elephant than shoot one was fatally trampled by an elephant at his South African wildlife reserve.
Gary Freeman, 65, an experienced safari tour guide, was leading a small group of tourists at Klaserie Private Nature Reserve in the Limpopo province on April 9 when the rogue elephant suddenly charged at him, the Daily Mail reported.
“Gary tried to break the charge, but he never fired a shot. The elephant was very quickly on him, and it was, as you imagine, not pleasant,” a source said.
“There is nothing anyone can do to stop six tons of angry elephant. Fortunately, it was all over quickly,” the source said.