A 39-year-old Gondwana Private Game Reserve employee was reportedly trampled to death by an elephant while out on the grounds this morning.

According to the Mossel Bay Advertiser, the reserve is just outside Mossel Bay.

KwaNonqaba police spokesperson Warrant Officer Kappie Kapp says preliminary reports from witnesses on the scene indicate the employee was on the grounds at about 08:00 when he was trampled and mauled by the elephant.

Kapp adds that emergency medical services declared the man dead on the scene. The elephant has been moved from the area where the incident took place.

An inquest docket has been opened and the investigation is ongoing.

The employee’s name is known to the Mossel Bay Advertiser, but he cannot be named until his next of kin have been informed of his death.

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