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Bidgee
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Tour guide gored by charging buffaLo
      #303120 - 18/07/17 02:29 AM

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-17/nt-tour-guide-gored-by-buffalo/8717130?WT.ac=statenews

Tour guide gored by charging buffalo in attack in outback Northern Territory
By Shahni Wellington

You might take a bullet for someone, but would you take a buffalo?

A man is in hospital after taking the brunt of a charging buffalo to protect someone else, in a remote part of the Northern Territory.

A 61-year-old safari tour guide was attacked by the buffalo about 10:30am yesterday, around 170 kilometres north-west of Numbulwar.

It is believed the buffalo charged at another man who had fallen to the ground, when the tour guide threw himself between the buffalo and the man.

The tour guide suffered lacerations and suspected fractures, and had to be driven back to town before being flown to hospital.

Clinic staff from the town of Numbulwar travelled several hours to retrieve the injured man, before he was airlifted to Royal Darwin Hospital.

He was flown 600km by Careflight services before arriving at 8:00pm last night in a stable condition.

It is not the first buffalo-related incident in the Northern Territory — another buffalo attack occurred in the same area nine months ago.

It is not known which tour company was operating the safari.

It is estimated 150,000 Asian swamp buffalo live in the Top End, with the majority of the population in Arnhem Land.

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Re: Tour guide gored by charging buffaLo [Re: Bidgee]
      #303123 - 18/07/17 06:05 AM

Not good!
We all hope the guide makes a full recovery!
Very lucky to come out of it

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Re: Tour guide gored by charging buffaLo [Re: 93x64mm]
      #303128 - 18/07/17 04:51 PM

I saw ads Intrepid is now doing Tours in Arnhem Land

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Re: Tour guide gored by charging buffaLo [Re: 500Boswell]
      #303281 - 25/07/17 03:42 PM

I wonder if he was white or Aboriginal?

And whether the tour guide was armed adequately at all?

I assume the 'safari' wasn't a hunting safari(?).

Going for a walk in the bush with water buffalo, one day, one will be moody and looking for trouble. Even more so with scrib bulls, who always seem in a temper.

Though having said that I have often gone for a walk without a rifle in Arnhemland, including in grassy wetlands. Later seeing aerial photos of big salties lying in the same sort of grass, decided that wasn't as smart. But carrying stuff out for other hunters.

If unarmed putting oneself in front a charging bull is very brave.

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Re: Tour guide gored by charging buffaLo [Re: NitroX]
      #303581 - 03/08/17 07:29 PM

Pretty sure it was a hunting guide.....

No bloody good that's for sure.

Cheers,
Mark.

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Re: Tour guide gored by charging buffaLo [Re: MarkR]
      #303633 - 04/08/17 07:14 PM

Quote:

Pretty sure it was a hunting guide.....

No bloody good that's for sure.

Cheers,
Mark.



Who was the outfitter and guide? If you know.

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Re: Tour guide gored by charging buffaLo [Re: NitroX]
      #303702 - 05/08/17 01:55 PM

If the guide threw himself in the way of the buff to protect a client then all I can say is that is one brave man and may God bless that tour guide and take care of him for the rest of his life in this world and in the next world.

Vlad

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