A farm worker has been kicked to death by a giraffe outside Bela-Bela.
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The 49-year-old man was feeding animals when the giraffe kicked him in the stomach.
According to provincial police spokesperson, Moatshe Ngoepe, the incident took place at a local safari lodge.
"According to the information received, the paramedics were summoned and on arrival they tried to resuscitate him, but was later declared dead," said Ngoepe.
"The police in Bela-Bela have opened an inquest docket".
This is the third giraffe attack reported in 2018.
In May, South African filmmaker, Carlos Carvallo, died after being head-butted by a giraffe while filming at a lodge in the North-West.
Meanwhile, Katy Williams and her three-year-old son were left critically injured when a giraffe attacked them at the Blyde Wildlife Estate in Hoedspruit in September.
