{"id":266130,"date":"2025-07-24T11:31:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T09:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/game-reserve-ceo-trampled-to-death-by-elephant-at-mossel-bay-reserve\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T09:33:01","slug":"game-reserve-ceo-trampled-to-death-by-elephant-at-mossel-bay-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/game-reserve-ceo-trampled-to-death-by-elephant-at-mossel-bay-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Game reserve CEO trampled to death by elephant at Mossel Bay reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Stellenbosch businessman, CEO and co-owner of Gondwana Private Game Reserve, has died after being trampled by an elephant at the Mossel Bay facility on Tuesday (22 July) morning, sending shockwaves through South Africa&#8217;s conservation community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emergency services were called to the scene where paramedics found FC Conradie with multiple injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A police spokesperson Warrant Officer Kappie Kapp, confirmed that an inquest docket has been opened to determine what led to the fatal encounter.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The elephant involved in the incident has since been moved from the area as a precaution,&#8221; said Kapp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to unconfirmed reports, Conradie and other workers were busy on the reserve at the construction site of a new lodge, when he was stormed by the elephant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"266132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/game-reserve-ceo-trampled-to-death-by-elephant-at-mossel-bay-reserve\/conradie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conradie.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" 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=\"Conradie\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conradie-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conradie-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"FC and Lo-ida Conradie.\" class=\"wp-image-266132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conradie-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conradie-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conradie-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Conradie.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FC Conradie is seen here with his wife, Lo-ida. 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