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S African woman gored by rhino after posing for photo | S African woman gored by rhino after posing for photo |
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A 24-year-old woman was seriously injured by a rhino moments after posing for a photograph with it, South Africa's Beeld newspaper reports. | |
Chantal Beyer suffered injuries to her shoulder, lungs and ribs after being gored at the Aloe Ridge Hotel and Game Reserve, some 40km from Johannesburg. | Chantal Beyer suffered injuries to her shoulder, lungs and ribs after being gored at the Aloe Ridge Hotel and Game Reserve, some 40km from Johannesburg. |
Ms Beyer, a student from West Rand, was with her husband and several other people on a game drive in the reserve. | Ms Beyer, a student from West Rand, was with her husband and several other people on a game drive in the reserve. |
She is said to be in a serious but stable condition in hospital. | She is said to be in a serious but stable condition in hospital. |
South Africa is home to some three-quarters of the world's rhinoceros population of about 28,000 animals. | South Africa is home to some three-quarters of the world's rhinoceros population of about 28,000 animals. |
But the country has seen a substantial rise in poaching in the past year amid a reported growing demand for rhino horn in parts of Asia where it is believed to have medicinal powers. | But the country has seen a substantial rise in poaching in the past year amid a reported growing demand for rhino horn in parts of Asia where it is believed to have medicinal powers. |
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