Leon DuPlessis from Save Safaris injured by Buffalo

09 August 2022, 18:48

https://www.africahunting.com/...ed-by-buffalo.70528/

09 August 2022, 20:00

larryshores

Is he the guy who got shot in the foot a few years back?

Glad he survived .

09 August 2022, 20:10

McKay

quote:
Originally posted by larryshores:
Is he the guy who got shot in the foot a few years back?

Glad he survived .

Yes that is him.

09 August 2022, 20:48

fairgame

Wishing him a speedy recovery from this dreadful incident.

09 August 2022, 21:00

Beretta682E

Truly sucks. Leon is a close friend.

Mike

09 August 2022, 21:15

Beretta682E

I just spoke to him. He sounds
Okay. He said he is taking it as it comes. It’s already been seven days.

Mike

09 August 2022, 21:26

Saeed

Very sad to hear.

Wish him a complete recovery.

10 August 2022, 02:06

bwanajay

The post above sounds positive... hoping Leon gets well soon.

10 August 2022, 04:37

Bill73

Wishing him a full recovery,always sad to hear of these events

10 August 2022, 04:57

Michael Robinson

Damn, that is tough. Best wishes for a full and quick recovery.

10 August 2022, 12:44

fairgame

quote:
Originally posted by Beretta682E:
I just spoke to him. He sounds
Okay. He said he is taking it as it comes. It’s already been seven days.

Mike

Good to hear Mike.

11 August 2022, 02:33

Beretta682E

Been chattIng with leon a bit today. They moved him to Hospital in Harare.

He sent me some pictures and explained what happen.

Unless someone has a fetish for naked fat Dutch guys - the pictures they are pretty gross.

This is the first time being fat and having a big belly saved a life.

I told Leon a lifetime of overeating, smoking, drinking and being fat finally came in use.

All the visceral fat built over years came in full use. His fat around his organs and his belly saved his life.

He got fully gored by the bull with the horns going into the belly. The fat protected all organs. He nearly got disemboweled but all organs where protected.

He got gored a few times on his bum too. Buff was shot with him underneath and collapsed on him. This happen a few times. Finally one tracker grabbed buffalo by the tail and dragged the buff enough (basically inches) for the other tracker to drag Leon off from underneath the buff.

New advice get fat and build plenty of belly fat before you go to hunt buff. A thin ph would have been fully im-pailed.

Mike

11 August 2022, 12:16

Pondoro

I will show my spouse this...when she complains about my body..

Joking aside..Leon has been very lucky here...really hope he recover fast..

11 August 2022, 14:21

Saeed

quote:
Originally posted by Beretta682E:
Been chattIng with leon a bit today. They moved him to Hospital in Harare.

He sent me some pictures and explained what happen.

Unless someone has a fetish for naked fat Dutch guys - the pictures they are pretty gross.

This is the first time being fat and having a big belly saved a life.

I told Leon a lifetime of overeating, smoking, drinking and being fat finally came in use.

All the visceral fat built over years came in full use. His fat around his organs and his belly saved his life.

He got fully gored by the bull with the horns going into the belly. The fat protected all organs. He nearly got disemboweled but all organs where protected.

He got gored a few times on his bum too. Buff was shot with him underneath and collapsed on him. This happen a few times. Finally one tracker grabbed buffalo by the tail and dragged the buff enough (basically inches) for the other tracker to drag Leon off from underneath the buff.

New advice get fat and build plenty of belly fat before you go to hunt buff. A thin ph would have been fully im-pailed.

Mike

And the other side of the coin is don’t get fat and be able to move faster to avoid being gored!

He sounds like my kind of guy.

Got a good sense of humor.

Tell him we all wish him well.

11 August 2022, 19:00

Beretta682E

quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by Beretta682E:
Been chattIng with leon a bit today. They moved him to Hospital in Harare.

He sent me some pictures and explained what happen.

Unless someone has a fetish for naked fat Dutch guys - the pictures they are pretty gross.

This is the first time being fat and having a big belly saved a life.

I told Leon a lifetime of overeating, smoking, drinking and being fat finally came in use.

All the visceral fat built over years came in full use. His fat around his organs and his belly saved his life.

He got fully gored by the bull with the horns going into the belly. The fat protected all organs. He nearly got disemboweled but all organs where protected.

He got gored a few times on his bum too. Buff was shot with him underneath and collapsed on him. This happen a few times. Finally one tracker grabbed buffalo by the tail and dragged the buff enough (basically inches) for the other tracker to drag Leon off from underneath the buff.

New advice get fat and build plenty of belly fat before you go to hunt buff. A thin ph would have been fully im-pailed.

Mike

And the other side of the coin is don’t get fat and be able to move faster to avoid being gored!

He sounds like my kind of guy.

Got a good sense of humor.

Tell him we all wish him well.

He does and he is also one tough guy.

I fully expect him at dsc in 2023.

He is also incredibly luck. Imagine a buffalo horn going into one gut and coming out of it without any internally organ injuries. Just hundreds of stitches.

Mike

11 August 2022, 20:52

Aspen Hill Adventures

He sounds very fortunate. Best wishes in recovery.

13 August 2022, 07:10

Fjold

It's a tough life as a DG PH. I'm glad to hear that he's getting better.

11 September 2022, 14:03

Beretta682E

Still in the hospital and going thru multiple operations.

They opened all his wounds and cleaned everything up and sworn him back up.

The buffalo really did a number on him and him being alive and no organ damage is miracle.

After seeing his wound videos I have lost all interest in either hunting buffalo again.

Mike