Author: Courteney Larocca / Source: Hollywood Life
This is so sad. Award-winning director Carlos Carvalho tragically died after being attacked by a giraffe named Gerald while filming the ITV series ‘Wild at Heart’ in South Africa. Get the heartbreaking details.
Carlos Carvalho, an award-winning filmmaker, has sadly died at the age of 47.
The director was shooting close-ups of a giraffe’s body and feet at a South African game farm when the animal, named Gerald, became “inquisitive” and headbutted him, which sent him flying 16 feet into the air and caused major head injuries. Afterwards, Carvalho was rushed to Johannesburg’s Milpark Hospital where he died on May 2 from his injuries.Drikus van der Merwe, who was assisting with the camera, explained what happened to The Sun. “I was standing right next to Carlos when the giraffe suddenly swung its neck and hit him on his head above…
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