South African National Parks (SANParks) today announced that a suspected poacher was fatally wounded in a contact with guides from a private walking safari concession in the Kruger National Park (KNP).

The incident took place in the early hours of Friday 2 July 2021. The guides were on a guided walk with one guest when they came across a group of three suspected poachers. It has been reported that there was an exchange of gun shots and a suspected poacher was fatally wounded, a rifle, ammunition and poaching equipment were recovered not far from the contact point.

The South African Police, Ranger Services, K9 and Airwing Units are following up on the other two suspects.