Grieving Friend Says Canadian Shot Dead in South Africa Wasn’t Asking Guide About Gun

A Savanna elephant is photographed in Kruger National Park, South Africa, in this March 4, 2020 file photo. AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File

A Canadian man killed Wednesday in an apparent accident at a wildlife park in South Africa was not the one who asked a hunting guide about his gun, his close friend tells The Canadian Press.

“I’m so devastated. I lost my good friend,” said Kelvin Choi.