Trophy Hunter Who Was Crushed To Death By Shot Elephant Is Getting Absolutely Roasted on Twitter

Karma literally crushed this dude.

Maxim Staff

May 22, 2017

A big-game hunter who died after being crushed by a falling elephant that was shot by another member of his group is not getting much sympathy online.

Theunis Botha was leading clients through a big-game reserve in Zimbabwe on Friday when the group reportedly ran into a herd of breeding elephants, three of which charged at him, reports the Telegraph.

The 51-year-old South African fired his rifle at the charging cows, but a fourth elephant grabbed him with its trunk, at which point one of the other hunters shot and killed it.

Unfortunately for Botha, the dead elephant landed right on him and killed him instantly.

lvhunter23n — The unfortunate hunter, Theunis Botha (Photo: Facebook)

The New York Daily News reports:

Founded on “a mutual love for Africa and its natural beauty,” his company, Theunis Botha Big Game Safaris, claims to have “perfected leopard and lion hunting safaris with hounds.”

Ironically, Botha was close friends with Scott van Zyl, a hunter who was also killed in Zimbabwe last month. He was eaten by crocodiles.

Damn, that’s harsh. But even rougher is the treatment that Botha is getting on Twitter by those who applauded the dead elephant’s revenge:

A trophy hunter dying is great by itself. Even better when they die in a retarded way. Crushed by a falling elephant. #TheunisBotha

— Grumpy Lion (@Felragh) May 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/rickang/status/866665856515821568

Trophy hunter dies.
World gets a little lighter.

Notorious hunter crushed to death by elephant his group killed https://t.co/hAqq3TFMlP

— Dan Wourms (@DanWourms) May 22, 2017