A British tourist named Roland Cherry was severely injured after being attacked by a hippopotamus during a river safari in Zambia. Cherry and his wife were on a boat when the hippo struck their canoe, throwing Cherry into the water. He suffered multiple injuries, including a dislocated shoulder, and had to undergo seven operations.
A British tourist has described how he was thrown through the air "like a rag doll" when he was attacked by a hippopotamus.
"When the hippo first hit the canoe, there was a massive crash, much like a car crash really," he said.While his wife swam to safety, Roland suffered a shoulder injury after being thrown into the river and struggled to swim to the bank."I do remember thinking 'oh no, what a way to go... I'm not ready to die' and I thought this was it, because nobody survives hippo attacks," he said.
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