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Scott van Zyl disappeared last week after he went on a hunting safari in Zimbabwe. Accompanied by a pack of dogs and a Zimbabwean tracker, the professional hunter who organises trips for foreign clients is thought to have been eaten by crocodiles on the bank of the Limpopo River.
It is believed Mr van Zyl and his tracker left their truck and walked in different directions into the bush. The dogs later returned to the camp without Mr van Zyl, whose belongings were found inside the vehicle. Rescue teams were sent to search for the hunter and helicopters, trackers and divers all scoured the region.
His tracks were later spotted leading to the banks of the river and his backpack was located nearby. Sakkie Louwrens, a member of one of the search teams, said police suspected two Nile crocodiles may have eaten Mr Van Zyl.
We found what could possibly be human remains in them, he told The Telegraph. Forensic experts are currently testing whether the remains belong to Mr van Zyl.
The SS Pro Safaris website, owned by Mr van Zyl, states the company "has conducted numerous safaris" throughout Southern Africa. These include "elephants in Botswana to the smallest blue duiker in KwaZulu Natal".
http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2017/12/trophy-hunter-who-kills-endangered.html
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)What goes around come around.
Apt description.
arthritisR_US
(7,291 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)end.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Karma's a bitch.
trueblue2007
(17,237 posts)was it that evil dentist who murdered Cecil The Lion .... i hope it was. that man is pure evil.
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)So this is a different loser
But hey, tick tock, Walter
trueblue2007
(17,237 posts)Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)BlueStater
(7,596 posts)SunSeeker
(51,662 posts)I'm guessing the testing will show the human remains found in their bellies are his.
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,601 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,628 posts)And then released them. Pity that two more innocent creatures had to die for that POS.
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)arthritisR_US
(7,291 posts)ooky
(8,928 posts)happy, smiling, crocodiles.
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)Icanthinkformyself
(220 posts)no tears, for they would be of the crocodile type. Yes, Virginia, there is a Karma, and she can get pissed.
Raine
(30,540 posts)a good thing to keep in mind..
Judi Lynn
(160,601 posts)pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)up living near and among humans.
Doodley
(9,119 posts)Joe941
(2,848 posts)Clash City Rocker
(3,398 posts)You dont have to be a vegetarian to feel that way.
Joe941
(2,848 posts)John Fante
(3,479 posts)Joe941
(2,848 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)Hope it was terrifying
scarytomcat
(1,706 posts)munch munch
Buns_of_Fire
(17,193 posts)(Everything in life has a soundtrack, if you listen hard enough.)
hlthe2b
(102,343 posts)but, no... just not feeling it. Karma appropriately delivered.
flotsam
(3,268 posts)This news is as long in the tooth as the crocodile....
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39658126
Throck
(2,520 posts)Vinca
(50,302 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,801 posts)A more appropriate ending than even I could have desired. My day just became happier. 😋
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)dalton99a
(81,569 posts)MiniMe
(21,718 posts)ooky
(8,928 posts)They were just being crocodiles.
There was a reason why alligator purses and shoes went out of style last century. I'm glad this jerk is dead, but I didn't trust the original source, so I went looking for another source.
johnp3907
(3,732 posts)BBC story is dated April 20 2017.
bluestarone
(17,025 posts)Takket
(21,620 posts)ooky
(8,928 posts)struggle4progress
(118,332 posts)I saw a jolly hunter
With a jolly gun
Walking in the country
In the jolly sun.
In the jolly meadow
Sat a jolly hare.
Saw the jolly hunter.
Took jolly care.
Hunter jolly eager-
Sight of jolly prey.
Forgot gun pointing
Wrong jolly way.
Jolly hunter jolly head
Over heels gone.
Jolly old safety catch
Not jolly on.
Bang went the jolly gun.
Hunter jolly dead.
Jolly hare got clean away.
Jolly good, I said.
https://www.inspirationalstories.com/poems/i-saw-a-jolly-hunter-charles-causley-poems/
harumph
(1,910 posts)SMC22307
(8,090 posts)Well, done crocs... hope he was tasty.
Hekate
(90,779 posts)OTT, karma is a raging bitch.
Crunchy Frog
(26,628 posts)Finally a bit of happy news.
MineralMan
(146,325 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)The wildlife has had enough, it seems.
johnp3907
(3,732 posts)johnp3907
(3,732 posts)lilactime
(657 posts)dameatball
(7,399 posts)The school of thought has always been that they dragged their prey underwater and dismembered them and left the remains to atrophy and be easier to digest. What if they are just putting trophies on the wall.? Cue Twilight Zone music!
Ferrets are Cool
(21,109 posts)Although he deserved a slower, more lingering death, this is appropriate. It is disturbing, however, that crocodiles were killed just to investigate his death.
keithbvadu2
(36,887 posts)Karma...
In February 2018, a pride of lions killed and ate a man suspected of being a poacher near Kruger National Park in South Africa.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lions-kill-poacher-south-africa/