STAFF
MEMBER’S SON KILLED BY A CROCODILE
Kruger National Park (KNP) can confirm that a
crocodile killed a staff member’s son Jacques van der Sandt, aged 29 last night
(3 December 2014) at the Skukuza Golf Course, situated adjacent to the Staff Village
According to the Regional Ranger, Don English,
he got a call at around 22:00 that individual had been grabbed by a
crocodile at the Lake Panic Dam in the Golf Course area. A group of youngsters
were hanging around after a game of golf when the incident happened. Apparently
the crocodile surprised the group and snatched the victim then disappeared
under water. Rangers alerted and after searching the dam for over two hours,
spotted and put down the animal. Fortunately the victim’s body retrieved
without any mutilation except the animal’s teeth marks at the back and the
front.
“It is an unfortunate incident where a
promising life was cut short; our condolences go out to the family and friends
of the victim. Investigations are on-going to establish the exact circumstances
as it was an unnatural death. It is now an SAPS matter and SANParks will
conclude its own internal investigation”, said Dr Freek Venter, KNP’s General
Manager: Conservation Management.
According to Dr Danny Govender, SANParks’
Disease Ecologist, “these animals are not in good condition as they have just
come out of hibernation. The animal was doing what naturally comes to them;
hunting for food and unfortunately a life was lost in the process”.
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