Ernie Dosio's Wild Adventure: A Life of Giving

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A 75-year-old grape grower from Lodi, California, named Ernie Dossio, died on a hunting trip

in Gabon's Lopez region back on April 17th.

He was tracking antelope when a herd of elephants burst through the brush and trampled him.

That area in Central Africa holds around 95,000 elephants, animals that can charge at speeds

up to 25 miles per hour through, thick terrain.

Friends and fellow hunters remember Dossio as super-generous and experienced with multiple

Africa expeditions under his belt.

One buddy called him one of the most helpful guys around, always inviting folks to his

Modesto farm.

Beyond hunting, Dossio poured effort into humanitarian projects linked to those trips.

He ran Pacific Agrolands, a massive 12,000-acre vineyard operation.

He's like this remind us of the raw risks in the wild.

But Dossio's legacy mixes adventure, business smarts, and big hearted giving.