Hunter crushed by elephant

harare — A South African biggame hunter was crushed to death when an elephant picked him up and then fell on him after being shot, media reports said.

Theunis Botha, 51, a professional hunter who specialised in hunting with hounds, died on Friday in western Zimbabwe.

He was leading a group of hunters in the Gwayi region when they disturbed a breeding herd.

One elephant lifted Botha up with her trunk, and a fellow hunter shot the animal dead, the News24 website said.

As the elephant collapsed, it crushed Botha. —