Amazing how the hunter, was hunted and eaten by two crocodiles
How are the mighty fallen, as the hunter became the hunted,
following the sad incidence of a prolific hunter who was eaten by two
crocodiles amid a game shooting tour in Zimbabwe.
Scott van Zyl, was man known for his brevity in gunning down
several wild animals such as big cats, elephant and lions as he poses with
animals he had mercilessly slaughtered, was last seen heading in the direction
of the banks of the Limpopo River.
Late Van Zyl was on a trip with a pack of dogs along with a Zimbabwean
tracker, who had taken a different route. Thus when the dogs got back to the
camp without Mr. Van Zyl, an immediate search was put in place, as his absence
caused some kind of suspicions. Later on, the hunter’s vehicle was, with his
items found in the vehicle’s back.
While conducting the search, they found footprints on the
river’s bank, with no sign of Van Zyl
Nevertheless, the secrete concerning his whereabouts emerged
after the search team found two crocodiles with human parts in their belly.
Sakkie Louwrens, a member of one of the search teams, said:
“We found what could possibly be human remains in (the crocodiles).”
Thus, when a local conservation group did a DNA tests, it
was confirmed that some of the material found inside the crocodiles belonged to
Mr van Zyl.
The animal killer owned SS Pro Safaris, the website of which
brags about killing everything from “elephants in Botswana to the smallest blue
duiker in KwaZulu Natal”.
Mr van Zyl’s death is not the first major incident to occur
on the banks of the Limpopo River - last year a 13-year-old boy was killed
while fishing.
