‘Thrown like a rag doll’: British tourist narrowly survives hippo attack in Zambia

Roland Cherry, from Warwickshire, sustained severe bite wounds after being mauled by animal during safariA man narrowly survived being dragged to the bottom of a river and “thrown through the air like a rag doll” when he was attacked by hippo while canoeing on holiday in Zambia.Roland Cherry, who was on five-week holiday through southern Africa with his wife, Shirley, sustained severe bite wounds across his body, including a 10in wound to his abdomen, as well as a thigh injury and dislocated shoulder in the attack. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/26/british-tourist-narrowly-survives-hippo-attack-zambia

Author : Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Publish date : 2024-09-26 09:49:45

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