An American big game hunter is dead after a buffalo he was stalking in South Africa turned on him, delivering a fatal blow.

Texas ranch trader Asher Watkins, 52, was on a guided hunting safari on Aug. 3 in South Africa’s Limpopo province and had his sights set on a 1.3-ton Cape buffalo.

However, the hunter became the prey when the massive animal ambushed him, executing a deadly charge.

“Asher was fatally injured in a sudden and unprovoked attack by an unwounded buffalo,” Hans Vermaak wrote in a statement on CV Safaris’ website.

“He was tracking it together with one of our professional hunters and one of our trackers,” Vermaak continued.

“We are doing everything we can to support the family members who are here with us and those back in the United States as they navigate this t

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