India, July 24 -- A 39-year-old man was trampled to death by an elephant while walking on foot inside his private game reserve in South Africa.

FC Conradie, the chief executive and co-owner of the Gondwana private game reserve near Mossel Bay, was walking near the elephants when one of them charged and inflicted fatal injuries, reported The Times.

Conradie is survived by his wife and three children. He was found dead at the scene after paramedics were called shortly after 8 am on Tuesday. The elephant had moved away by the time emergency services arrived.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation, but early witness accounts suggest similarities to a fatal elephant attack at the same reserve last year, whe...