1996 Zambezi River hippopotamus attack

Hippopotamus attack along Zambezi RiverThe 1996 Zambezi River hippopotamus attack was an incident on the Zambezi River, Zimbabwe, near Victoria Falls on 9 March 1996 where a hippopotamus attacked two river tour guides killing one and injuring the other. The surviving tour guide is1996-03-11 Divers recover body of hippo attack victim Deutsche Presse-Agentur Zimbabwean Paul Templer (born c. 1968) who lost an arm in the attack.'I survived being swallowed by a hippo' en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-22509995 2022-12-282022-02-05 ‘I was swallowed by a hippo and ripped apart’ https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/i-was-swallowed-by-a-hippo-and-ripped-apart-pauls-story-of-survival-defies-belief-c-5553718 2022-12-28 7NEWS en The tour guide who died by drowning was named Evans Namasango (born no 1971Tyson Remer 1996-05-25 RAVAGED IN JAWS OF A HIPPO, HE RECALLS STRUGGLE FOR HIS LIFE The Philadelphia Inquirer) and was an apprentice guide to Templer.Kitching Chris 2019-10-19 'I was swallowed by an angry hippo and ripped apart but miraculously survived' https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/i-swallowed-angry-hippo-ripped-20240464 2022-12-28 The Mirror en Description of attack The attack began when a bull hippopotamus flipped Namasango's kayak with two passengers inside, and Templer rowed over to assist when he was attacked directly by the same hippopotamus. The hippopotamus attempted to swallow Templer, but it was unable to due to his size. The hippopotamus then released him, but it returned to attack him again, gravely injuring Templer. It released Templer again, and another apprentice guide named Mike rescued him and provided first aid. A different guide also attempted to find Namasango, but since it was nighttime he was not found until two days later about 1 km mi away from where the hippopotamus flipped his kayak. Namasango reportedly defended French and German tourists using his oar before going missing.1996-03-12 Angry hippo kills tour guide The Daily Telegraph1996-03-10 Hippo Attacks Canoe Safari Associated Press Tourists in Namasango's kayak swam through the water before being rescued.1996-03-11 Guide killed by hippo, tourists survive Agence France Presse It took approximately eight hours to get Templer to a hospital that could treat his serious injuries. He was transported to a hospital near Bulawayo.Lytton Charlotte 2016-07-01 How to survive a hippo attack: 'I was lodged headfirst in the hippo's mouth, my legs hanging out' en-GB The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/how-to-survive-a-hippo-attack-i-was-lodged-headfirst-in-the-hipp/ 2022-12-28 0307-1235 His left arm had a degloving injury from the elbow down, his lung was punctured, and his Achilles tendon was torn out. He had a total of 38 serious bite injuries. Templer's left arm was amputated by hospital staff because of its injuries. Templer has recounted the attack in detail to various news organizations,Templer Paul 2013-05-04 Experience: I was swallowed by a hippo http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/may/04/i-was-swallowed-by-a-hippo 2022-12-28 the Guardian enReid Claire 2019-11-17 Man Survives Being Swallowed By A Hippo Three Times https://www.ladbible.com/community/inspirational-man-survives-being-swallowed-by-a-hippo-20191015 2022-12-28 LADbible en2014-06-23 Paul Templer was swallowed by an angry hippopotamus CBC https://www.cbc.ca/livethroughthis/stories/2014/06/23/paul-templer-was-swallowed-by-an-angry-hippopotamus/ 2022-12-28Zimbabwe Standard (Harare) 1998-04-19 Paul Templar - tragedy turns to Good works Africa News and he wrote about the experience in his partial autobiography, What's Left of Me: How I Lost a Fight with a Rogue Hippo and Won My Life.What's Left of Me https://www.paultempler.com/whats-left-of-me 2022-12-28 Paul Templer en-US References -17.926 25.857 type:event_globe:earth_region:ZW title Category:Organised events in Zimbabwe Category:1996 in Zimbabwe Category:1996 disasters in Africa Category:20th-century disasters in Zimbabwe Category:Natural disasters in Zimbabwe Category:Hippopotamuses and humans Category:Animal attacks by mammals