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Foskor Mine security guard trampled to death by an elephant

45-year-old, Eric Kgatla was attacked in the early hours of Saturday morning, 8 June and died instantly

LIMPOPO – Police in Limpopo are investigating the death of a 45-year-old security guard who was attacked and killed by an elephant in the Phalaborwa policing area.

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Police spokesperson, Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo reports that the man was on duty at the Foskor Mine in Phalaborwa in the early hours of Saturday morning, 8 June, when an elephant attacked and trampled him, killing him instantly.

“The man was certified dead on the scene after police and emergency services were summoned. The deceased was identified as Eric Kgatla, originally from Bolobedu,” Mojapelo stated.

He added that police investigations into the circumstances of this incident are already underway.

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Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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