American
scientist and three-year-old son trampled at wildlife reserve in South Africa
Aamna
Mohdin
Thu 6 Sep
2018 18.40 BSTLast modified on Mon 10 Sep 2018 10.58 BST
A
scientist and her young son have been left critically injured after they were
attacked by a giraffe at a wildlife reserve in South Africa.
Dr Katy
Williams, a 35-year-old American, and her three-year-old son, Finn, are in a
critical but stable condition. An operation was performed on Finn during the
early hours of Tuesday to release pressure on his brain caused by injuries
sustained in the incident.
The
family were attacked at about 6pm on Monday by a female giraffe 150 metres from
their home in Blyde Wildlife Estate,
in the country’s north-east.
Williams’
British husband, Sam, 36, was returning from a trail run on the estate when he
found his wife and son being trampled by the giraffe. He was able to intervene
and chase the giraffe away, according to a statement given by Marina Botha, the
family’s lawyer.
Riaan
Cilliers, the manager of the estate, said: “We are all in shock about this very
sad incident and we ensure the family that they are in our prayers.”
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