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'Illegal' night-time kudu hunt nearly ends in disaster

2017-09-08 13:10

Marietjie Gericke, Netwerk24


Bloemfontein – An allegedly illegal night-time kudu hunt almost ended in disaster when one of the hunters fell off the back of a bakkie after having a heart attack.He was holding his rifle at the time and shot was discharged after Kobus Willemse, 64, an assistant director in the department of environmental affairs, hit the ground.

The bullet flew right between the two people sitting in front of the vehicle, hitting the dashboard of the Land Cruiser, Netwerk24 reported.

One of them, Tshepo Moremi, is deputy director general of the Free State department of environmental affairs and the other, the head of the department's legal section, TJ Phalo.

They had apparently signed out the vehicle and the driver for the hunting expedition.

Shrapnel, which had bounced off the bakkie, is believed to have hit Willemse in the leg.

Friends of Willemse said the fact that he fell off the bakkie probably saved his life, because his heart started beating again after going into cardiac arrest.

Legality of hunt questioned

Willemse declined to comment.

"I am still at home after being discharged from hospital and will only be back at work next week. As soon as my superior at work gives the okay for me to talk to you, I will do so."

An informed source has said the big question is whether or not the hunt was legal.

According to the hunting season proclamation, kudu may not be hunted at night. Additionally, kudu can only be hunted in areas where fencing certificates have been issued.

Soetdoring doesn't have a valid fencing certificate.

Another question was whether the MEC for economic and small business development, tourism and environmental affairs, Benny Malakoane, had approved the hunt.

Asked for comment, Malakoane said he had just returned from China on Wednesday and had no knowledge of the incident.

"I am also off sick and at home. I will only be able to investigate on Monday."

Sources have suggested it was impossible for Malakoane to know nothing about an incident which took place more than a week ago.

Shocking that they all worked for the government in one capacity or another.

Shocking.

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Originally posted by Opus1:
Shocking that they all worked for the government in one capacity or another.

Shocking.

Par for the course my friend!

Funny as hell though!

Medically speaking, I doubt the assessment.

Jeff

Falling out of truck will restart your heart after a heart attack?

That's a new one.

Kind of sounds like an old three stogies movie to me!

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Originally posted by Cougarz:
Kind of sounds like an old three stogies movie to me!

"I tried thinking, and nuttin' happened!" Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck!!

Illegal to hunt in SA at night, illegal to have an uncased or loaded firearm on a public road, illegal to fire shot within 100m of a publuc road...the list goes on.

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Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:
Medically speaking, I doubt the assessment.

Jeff

While not routine,
falls and car impacts restarting a heart in V-fib are not unheard of-

You might recall the old "Pre-Cordial Thump" protocol from the 60's , 70's and 80's for "witnessed non-pulsing arrest" before compressions/ventilation.

The "joules" required to break a V-Fib run is variable and the more quickly applied the less it may take.

One case I recall from the early 80's,
is an old man that was refusing one of the early ICD's when pacemaker/defibs were relatively new -

He fell and re-started himself in the hospital several times (at least 5 that I recall) (with Holter monitoring verifying the incidents)-

He ultimately signed out AMA ( with his family agreeing) went home and died two days later.