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‘Never Forget They Are Wild’: Elephant Tramples 39-Year-Old Millionaire to Death; Animal Lover Declared Dead at Scene
GONDWANA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE NEAR MOSSEL BAY, SOUTH AFRICA, JUL 22 – Francois Christiaan Conradie was attacked by a six-ton bull elephant while moving a herd near lodges at the luxury Gondwana Private Game Reserve, which has seen similar fatal incidents.
- On July 22, 2025, Francois Christiaan 'FC' Conradie was trampled by a bull elephant inside Gondwana Private Game Reserve, near Mossel Bay.
- Attempting to move a herd of elephants, Conradie guided elephants away from lodges to protect guests.
- According to nearby rangers, the six-ton bull charged without warning, gored, and trampled him, leaving responders unable to intervene.
- In response to the tragedy, Gondwana Private Game Reserve requested privacy while an investigation is underway, sparking broader safety protocol debates.
- Part of a broader pattern of deadly elephant incidents in southern Africa, indicating ongoing risks and regional fatalities in human-elephant interactions.
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Millionaire CEO and father of 3 trampled to death by elephant in South Africa
A millionaire CEO and father of 3 has tragically died after getting trampled to death by an elephant. The animal attacked him while he was at his private South African game reservation. FC Conradie was the co-owner for the Gondwana private game reserve in Mossel Bay. While at the reserve, he died after an elephant charged and trampled him to death. "According to reports available, emergency services were summoned to the scene after the man was t…
A tragedy in South Africa. An elephant brutally killed the general manager of a renowned nature reserve, the Gondwana Private Game Reserve. The story happened last July 22 and lost his life was the thirty-nine-year-old FC Conradie. The man intervened to remove a pack from the tourist facilities of the reserve. Brutal and violent scenes, so were described by the present. Around 8am on Tuesday, July 22, the incident occurred in the reserve, which …
‘Never forget they are wild’: Elephant tramples 39-year-old millionaire to death; animal lover declared dead at scene
A 39-year-old millionaire was trampled to death by an adult male elephant. He was trying to move elephants away from tourist lodges when one suddenly charged.
Of all the elephants he loved, FC Conradie was put to death: The multimillionaire (39) was trampled to death by a six-ton bull in South Africa. How did the tragedy come about?
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