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'Tame' buffalo kills hunter -
Source: News24 -
A Northern Cape professional hunter has been gored to death by a buffalo on a game farm near Plooysburg in the Northern Cape.

Police spokesperson Tony Modise says Raymond Theron, 45, died within seconds of the attack.

He says the attack on Theron, who hails from Douglas, took place on the farm Loskop late on Friday, 17 June 2005.

Modise says the hunter, farm workers and visitors were busy loading game when the buffalo attacked Theron.

A witness, who did not want to be named, said the buffaloes which had been on sale, had been tranquillised in order to transport them.

There was also a vet in attendance.

The buffalo that attacked Theron was in a small camp, where he was to have been tranquillised as well.

Theron didn't bother to get into a vehicle, saying the buffalo was tame and that he'd walk.

As he walked into the camp, the buffalo charged.

It's suspected that the buffalo's horn pierced Theron's lung and heart.

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Even the smallest of wild animals, tamed or not, should always be treated as being potentially dangerous!