NATIONAL NEWS - A 36-year-old guide at Gondwana Private Game Reserve was killed by an elephant at the reserve on Sunday, 10 March. The guide has been identified as David Kandela.
Gondwana Private Game Reserve is in the Herbertsdale area, inland from Mossel Bay, off the N2 in the direction of Cape Town.
According to a press release from Gondwana, the incident took place as one of the reserve's elephant herds was peacefully passing through the Gondwana Tented Eco Camp.
"The herd, docile in nature, had nearly passed through the camp when David encountered the last elephant, just before the tragic event occurred."
David Kandela
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