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."

"This is a devastating incident, and our hearts go out to his family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time," Coenraad Vermaak Safaris said. "We are doing everything we can to support the family members who are here with us and those back

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