31 January 2014 1 Min Read
Game ranger 'seriously injured' in rhino attack
A black rhino on March 29, 2012 in South Africa. The rhino was airlifted to an undisclosed location to protect the endangered animal from poachers.
Image: Theo Jeptha
Image: Theo Jeptha
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A game ranger was seriously injured when he was attacked by a black rhino in the Mkhuze game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal emergency management services said.
An air ambulance could not reach the ranger because of poor weather in the area, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, so colleagues took him to an ambulance waiting for him at the reserve's gate, spokesman Robert McKenzie said Thursday.
He was treated by paramedics and taken to a nearby hospital.
"Circumstances surrounding the... attack are at this stage still being determined," McKenzie said.