{"id":297396,"date":"2026-02-21T10:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T08:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/veearts-oorlede-na-voorval-met-buffel-op-wildsplaas\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T10:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T08:56:24","slug":"veearts-oorlede-na-voorval-met-buffel-op-wildsplaas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/veearts-oorlede-na-voorval-met-buffel-op-wildsplaas\/","title":{"rendered":"Veearts oorlede n\u00e1 voorval met buffel op wildsplaas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KROONSTAD<\/strong> &#8211; Medelye het op sosiale media ingestroom nadat bekend geword het dat die bekende veearts van Kroonstad, dr. JW Eksteen, oorlede is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danie Minnaar, woordvoerder van die Eksteen-familie, het Saterdagoggend 21 Februarie sy afsterwe bevestig. Eksteen (51) is Maandag 9 Februarie ernstig beseer toe \u2019n buffel hom tydens \u2019n voorval op \u2019n wildsplaas buite Clocolan aangeval het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"297398\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/veearts-oorlede-na-voorval-met-buffel-op-wildsplaas\/jw-eksteen-oorlede-21-februarie-2026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JW-Eksteen-oorlede-21-Februarie-2026-e1771828197513.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1248\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JW Eksteen oorlede 21 Februarie 2026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;JW Eksteen is oorlede n\u00e1 voorval met buffel op wildsplaas.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JW-Eksteen-oorlede-21-Februarie-2026-e1771828197513-1024x799.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JW-Eksteen-oorlede-21-Februarie-2026.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297398\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7501220926683353;width:533px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. JW Eksteen (51), bekende veearts van Kroonstad, is Saterdag 21 Februarie oorlede nadat hy bykans twee weke in die ho\u00ebsorgeenheid van Mediclinic Bloemfontein behandel is n\u00e1 \u2019n buffelaanval op \u2019n wildsplaas buite Clocolan. FOTO: Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy is onmiddellik n\u00e1 die voorval na die spreekkamers van drs. Joubert en Beeton in Clocolan geneem, waar hy behandel en gestabiliseer is. Daarna is hy per helikopter na Mediclinic Bloemfontein oorgeplaas vir verdere behandeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LEES OOK: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mediese-span-kry-man-blitsvinnig-in-teater-na-buffel-voorva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mediese span kry man blitsvinnig in teater n\u00e1 buffel-voorval<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanoggend het Trio Prim\u00ear hul medelye op hul Facebook-blad uitgespreek: \u201cMet diepe hartseer verneem ons van JW Eksteen se afsterwe. In hierdie moeilike tyd hou ons die Eksteen-familie in ons gedagtes en gebede. 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