Tragedy on the film set: giraffe killed director with a single blow to the head

A tragic incident occurred in South Africa.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to Irish Star, 47-year-old director Carlos Carvalho died from a blow by a giraffe named Gerald during the filming process.

On May 2, 2018, the film crew was working on one of the game farms in South Africa. Carvalho was filming animals in close-up when something unforeseen happened. The giraffe suddenly approached the director and delivered a powerful blow with its head, throwing the man several meters away.

"We started filming close-ups of the giraffe's body and legs. Then, while Carlos was looking through the camera viewfinder, Gerald turned his neck and hit him on the head," shared the eyewitness of the incident, cameraman Dirk van der Merwe, with shocking details.

The injuries sustained were incompatible with life. Despite emergency helicopter transportation to a Johannesburg hospital, the director's life could not be saved - Carvalho died that same night.

Richard Brooker, the owner of the house on the farm property, stated that the giraffe would not be euthanized. According to him, Gerald poses no danger, and the tragedy occurred due to the director's violation of safety rules when working with wild animals.