Johannesburg, South Africa

Chantal Beyer and her husband Sven Fouche, left, pose for a photograph with rhinos at the Aloe Ridge Nature Reserve near Johannesburg South Africa last weekend. Just after the photo was taken, the closest rhino attacked Beyer and its horn penetrated Beyer's chest from behind, resulting in a collapsed lung and broken ribs. (AP Photo/Thom Peeters, Family Handout)

The husband who saw his new bride gored by a rhino is giving more insight on the attack that happened moments after the above photo was taken.

Sven Fouche and Chantal Beyer were at the Aloe Ridge Nature Reserve near Johannesburg, South Africa last weekend, when they posed for a photo with a rhino in the background.

The Beeld newspaper reported Tuesday that the game park owner snapped pictures and suggested they "stand just a little bit closer" to the powerful animal. Seconds later, the trip turned into a nightmare.

"This is what the husband told me," Beeld reporter Lourensa Eckhard explained in a . "As soon as he [park owner] took the picture, he took a step back, and you could see the fear in his eyes. When the husband turned around the rhino was right behind him. The next thing he knew his wife was flung in the air."

According to reports, the rhino's horn penetrated Beyers' chest from behind, resulting in a collapsed lung and broken ribs. The Aloe Ridge Hotel and Nature Reserve, where the incident took place, declined to comment Tuesday.