Mpumalanga police are investigating the case of a 69-year-old Canadian tourist who was fatally wounded at a concession operated braai picnic site near Phabeni Gate in the Kruger National Park (KNP).
According to the Kruger National Park, the shooting took place on Wednesday night during a bush braai, when a private guide attached to the concession accidentally discharged a firearm, fatally wounding the tourist.
In a statement from the Kruger, the guest was part of a group booked outside the Kruger and only came for the bush braai.
Incident at Concession Picnic Site in the Kruger National Park
A guest has been fatally wounded at a concession-operated braai picnic area in the vicinity of Phabeni Gate in the Kruger National Park on the evening of Wednesday, 17 June 2026.
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