BY ARIS FOLLEY
Park authorities in South Africa said they recovered the remains
of a suspected rhino poacher they believe was killed by an elephant before
his remains were devoured by a pride of lions earlier this week.
In a statement
released by South African National Parks on Friday, the park
service said the family of the victim said they were informed of his death by
his alleged accomplices.
The family said they were told the victim had been “killed by an
elephant” while he and his alleged accomplices were in Kruger National Park,
which is located in northeastern South Africa and is one of Africa’s largest
game reserves, to poach rhino on Tuesday.
The family then notified local police, who arranged a search
party shortly thereafter, the park service said.
It wasn’t until Thursday morning that officials were able to
find the victim’s body after receiving further information when four of the
victim’s alleged accomplices were arrested the day before.
“During this search, which was boosted with a further compliment
of Field Rangers, the remains of a body were discovered,” the park service
said. “Indications found at the scene suggested that a pride of lions had
devoured the remains leaving only a human skull and a pair of pants.”
The managing executive of Kruger National Park, Glenn Phillips,
extended his condolences to the victim’s family in a statement.
“Entering Kruger National Park illegally and on foot is not
wise, it holds many dangers and this incident is evidence of that,” Phillips
said in a release. “It is very sad to see the daughters of the [deceased]
mourning the loss of their father, and worse still, only being able to recover
very little of his remains.”
The victim’s four alleged accomplices are currently in custody
and will “appear in court in due course,” the park service added.
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