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My thoughts and prayers to his family.

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My thoughts and prayers to his family.


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My thoughts are with his family and friends.
 
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May the wind eternally be in his face and the sun at his back, may the spoor be fresh and his aim true as he stalks the great beasts in heaven.

RIP young man...



 
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Too young!!! May he rest in peace.
 
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Very sad. My condolences to his family.
 
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So sad....condolences to his family.
 
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Aaron Neilson
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Too young!!! May he rest in peace.


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May the love and prayers the world has shown to us in Massachusetts be shared with his friends and family while they face their loss.
 
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It's rumoured that heaven is full of 100 pounders. I hope that is the case and wish Erwin good hunting. In the mean time, we can only offer his friends and family our condolences, our thoughts, our prayers.
 
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Words fail, but my best thoughts and wishes to his friends and family.
 
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Damn shame,

Condolences to his family and friends.


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Very sad to hear the news, may he rest in peace.


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Condolences and prayers to Erwins family, happy hunting where ever the clouds may take you...RIP
 
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Sorry for this trouble and condolences to friends and family.

I do hope that details of the how and why will be forthcoming at the appropriate time.


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Condolences to family and friends my thoughts and prayers go out to them rip
 
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Very sad to hear. My condolences to his people.
 
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Condolensces..........Very Sad.
 
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Condolences to Erwins family and friends.So sad to see someone so young to pass on like this.


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So sad, condolences to the family.


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Condolences to his family and friends. Any details on how it happened?

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Very sad indeed! Condolences to family and friends.
 
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Saw this in the Hunt Report today-

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PH Killed By Elephant In Namibia

PH Erwin Kotze, recently killed by an elephant.

Professional Hunter Erwin Kotze died Tuesday, April 23, after being trampled by an elephant in northwestern Namibia. Kotze, who was only 27, was a PH for Peter Thormahlen of Thormahlen & Cochran Safaris.

Kotze was guiding a client while hunting desert elephant in the Kaokoland concession called Orupupa Conservancy. The hunting party had been tracking a bull since morning. Kotze stalked closer to evaluate the ivory. Something went wrong, and the animal charged him without warning. The elephant trampled Kotze, breaking his pelvis. Another PH in the party carried Kotze to the hunting vehicle and called for a medivac to meet them at a nearest airstrip. Unfortunately, Kotze died of internal injuries before reaching the airstrip.

Kotze was unmarried and is survived by his parents, Werner and Erna Kotze, who were flying into Namibia from their home in Botswana to make funeral arrangements. In a statement issued to The Hunting Report, Peter Thormahlen said, "We are shocked, grieved and very, very heartbroken. Erwin was like a son in our house."

Condolences may by sent to Thormahlen & Cochran Safaris by email to info@africatrophyhunting.com or by snail mail to 70 Columbus Street, PO Box 26201, Nelspruit, 1200 South Africa. For the Kotze Family, send to PO Box 478, Francistown, Botswana. Send flowers to Kotze Family, Ferndal Village No 2, Windhoek, Namibia.

Here at The Hunting Report, we are saddened by Kotze's untimely and tragic death. Both Editor Barbara Crown and Correspondent Mel Toponce had met Kotze and recall him as an upbeat, energetic young man with a promising future as a PH. We extend our deepest condolences to his parents and the entire Thormahlen and Cochran Safaris family. - Editor Barbara Crown
 
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Our prayers and thoughts to his mother and father.
 
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My deepest condolences to his family


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Everyone in Namibia I spoke to thought highly of Kotze and had nothing but good to say about him. On the same note almost to the person no one had anything positive to say about Thormahlen and Cochran.


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Prayers go to his family. RIP


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Very sad news. I spoke with Erwin on numerous occasions at the conventions this year. You never think it will be the last conversation. A reminder of how fragile life is so we must live it to the fullest... Condolences to his friends and family...


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Everyone in Namibia I spoke to thought highly of Kotze and had nothing but good to say about him. On the same note almost to the person no one had anything positive to say about Thormahlen and Cochran.


Interesting.
 
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Everyone in Namibia I spoke to thought highly of Kotze and had nothing but good to say about him. On the same note almost to the person no one had anything positive to say about Thormahlen and Cochran.


Interesting.


I'm interested too. Are the people who dislike Thormahlen clients, ranchers, PHs, trackers, booking agents, Namibian politicians, or....? All of the filed reports on Thormahlen with The Hunting Report are positive.

Poor Kotze must have liked the outfit since he worked for them for several years. I talked with him, as well as the rest of the Thormahlen crew, at the shows; all were gracious and professional. Terrible news about Erwin's death.


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Seems as if Peter is always around trouble. Not sure why.
 
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I have heard a lot of things.....but always seems to boil down to the biggest cancer amongst outfitters.....professional jealousy?

A real gutted feeling about Erwin, since I knew him.....and aonly a couple of weeks after the tragic death of my good friend Henk also from Namibia. It feels like yesterday that all off us were in Rambulions in Reno......


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My sincerest condolences to his family and friends...a tragedy indeed....RIP
 
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RIP ,my condolences to the family.


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