Article 6R11Q ‘Thrown like a rag doll’: British tourist narrowly survives hippo attack in Zambia

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

by
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6R11Q)

Roland Cherry, from Warwickshire, sustained severe bite wounds after being mauled by animal during safari

A man narrowly survived after 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 a five-week holiday through southern Africa with his wife, Shirley, sustained severe bite wounds across his body, including a 25cm (10in) wound to his abdomen, as well as a thigh injury and dislocated shoulder in the attack.

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