The victim had injuries on his stomach and torso, and a buffalo that had been shot and killed was lying nearby, police said.

Asher Watkins, 52, was on a guided safari hosted by Coenraad Vermaak Safaris in South Africa’s Limpopo Province on Aug. 3 when the animal fatally gored him, the safari company said Thursday in a statement obtained by multiple outlets.

(CNN) - A hunter from the United States was killed by a buffalo he was tracking during an expedition in South Africa. Asher Watkins was killed on Sunday in what was called a “sudden and unprovoked attack.” Coenraad Vermaak Safaris, the company that organized the trip, says Watkins was visiting South Africa from Texas.