Celeb YouTuber dubbed ‘South Africa’s Steve Irwin’ Graham ‘Dingo’ Dinkelman dies after being bitten by venomous snake

A CELEBRITY YouTuber, known arsenic South Africa's Steve Irwin, has died aft helium was bitten by a venomous snake.

Graham 'Dingo' Dinkelman died connected Saturday pursuing complications from a cobra attack.

Dingo was bitten by the snake astir a period agone and went into anaphylactic shock.

The YouTuber and wildlife conservationist, from Pietermaritzburg successful occidental South Africa, was treated astatine an intensive attraction portion successful a hospital.

The begetter of 3 was successful an induced coma and was nether dense sedatives with the anticipation that his assemblage would recover.

Dingo's woman Kirsty confirmed the tragic quality astir her husband's death.

She said: "Dingo fought incredibly hard passim this precise hard period.

"We cognize that helium was warring to beryllium present with america and we are truthful grateful for this.

"Sadly, contempt his spot and resilience, my beloved hubby passed distant peacefully today, surrounded by his family."

In her tribute to her husband, she thanked well-wishers for their support.

Kirsty said: "Today [Saturday] is 1 period since the incident, and we person experienced specified comfortableness and emotion from your messages and prayers from each implicit the world."

Dingo, dubbed South Africa's Steve Irwin successful a 2022 article, has amassed a planetary fanbase for his videos.

He amassed much than 100,000 YouTube subscribers and implicit 600,000 Instagram fans.

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