Buffalos at Lake Nakuru National Park. PHOTO | FILE
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SERENGETI
A suspected poacher was killed by a buffalo he trapped at Ikorongo Reserve, Serengeti, Tanzania.
The suspected poacher, a Miseke Village resident, died after the buffalo broke loose and gored him.
It
is the second such incident in 18 months; in 2012 another resident was
rammed to death by a buffalo bull he had trapped near Nyaburekari River.
The
village’s executive officer, Mr Yohane Sentehu, named the victim as
Emanuel Mustafa Msikanguru, 30, who was critically wounded after the
attack and died on the way to Nyerere DDH Hospital.
BULL 'SUPRISED US'
However,
there were conflicting reports on his death as some of his close
relatives claimed he was attacked while cutting trees in the reserve,
while others claimed he met his sudden demise while taking his cattle
back home.
But reliable sources told The Citizen that
the deceased and three others were tracking a buffalo which they later
found caught in one of their traps.
The bull lay still
when they cautiously approached the area where it was trapped. Catching
them unawares, the bull sprang at the deceased and tossed him in the
air, inflicting serious wounds on his body.
“We all
believed the beast was dead and we were happy with the catch, before it
surprised us with the attack on our colleague,” explained one of the
eyewitnesses who, however, preferred anonymity.
Eyewitnesses claimed the buffalo disappeared shortly after the attack.
The
ward’s councillor, Mr Marko Shaweshi, told The Citizen that the
deceased could have survived had he received treatment sooner.
“It
took him long to get assistance, a situation that might have led to his
death as the bull had pierced his thigh causing him to bleed
profusely,” explained the councillor.
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