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A video of a driver bumping a lioness between Satara and Olifants camps on August 8 caused massive public outcry. Lowvelder managed to track down the driver. Here is his version of the events.
The video soon trended on social media, drawing a diverse range of comments from as far afield as the United Kingdom. The newspaper can now identify the driver as Eberharb Frank, a German national who has been living in South Africa since 1967. He blamed his actions on the conduct of others who were trying to get the best view of the lions and blocked the road in the process. According to Frank, he drove forward when he saw a gap at the same time as the lions moved onto the road so close to his vehicle that he did not see them. “If the people had provided a way through, this would not have happened. I remember once years ago there was a buffalo kill near Crocodile Bridge.
Frank said he called the Satara camp to report the incident, but was told the manager was not available. He said he left a message, but was never phoned back.
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