On the 29th of June a
Pontoon Houseboat was moored in the first bay on the left in the western gap on
Antelope island.
Mr Guest and friends were fishing
in the same bay and witnessed +- 8 clients leave the boat and walk for
some distance on the shore line unaccompanied by a ranger.
A few of the youngsters were seen
to walk into edge of the water on the shore in full view of the adults on the
walk and the staff of the boat and the Guest’s (after a number of rocks thrown
into the area) and turn a crocodile carcass over. The dead croc had been
partially eaten. There were 5 other crocodile in the bay at the time one of
which is not under 3.8-9 mt long. After a while this group carried on with
their walk and disappeared from view over the ridge.
There is not less than 15 buffalo
on this island and the chances of surprising and “trapping” one or more of the
buffalo on one of the many pieces of land jutting out from the main island is
very high. This would cause the buff to charge in order to “escape” There are
also snares being laid on Antelope and the chances of encountering a wounded,
enraged buff can also be regarded as high.
There are a number of visible
sign boards on Antelope Island that state quite clearly that permits must be
obtained to walk on any island. To the best of our knowledge all House
boat staff, agents and owners are aware of this and they, the crew, are
soley responsible for the safety of their clients when on charter.
Regards,
Cavan Warren KAWFT
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