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Poacher sneaking up on rhinos ambushed and trampled to death by elephants

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Two men with high-powered rifles and an axe broke into Kruger National Park (Picture: Getty) A poacher sneaking up on rhinos was ambushed by a herd of elephants and trampled to death. Two men with high-powered rifles and an axe broke into Kruger National Park in South Africa looking for a £10,000 payday. But the white rhino herd had been following a water source with a group of nearby African elephants sheltering from the harsh sun under trees. As the pair closed in on the rhinos, the elephants broke cover and charged them. A Kruger National Park source said: ‘The two ran in different directions, but the one lining up the shot was the slowest to his feet, and the elephants went for him. ‘He was quickly overrun, and the elephants trampled him into the earth, and all that we found was basically a very large bloodstain around the clothing he was in.’ Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it

First report: Elephants trample poacher in Kruger National Park illegal incursion — citizen.co.za, 1d