Dallas real estate executive killed by buffalo during South African hunting safari

DALLAS — A Dallas real estate executive died on a South African hunting safari after a buffalo he was tracking attacked him, safari company officials said.

Asher Watkins, 52, was on a guided safari led by Coenraad Vermaak Safaris in South Africa’s Limpopo Province when the attack occurred, according to a statement from the safari company.

On Aug. 3, Watkins was fatally injured while tracking an unwounded buffalo with a professional hunter and tracker, the statement reads. The safari company described the attack as “sudden and unprovoked.”…

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