But there was an attack by the same hippo just two weeks before ... wounded while his colleague was flung out and eaten by a crocodile. But we weren't told about that. 'We've done a lot of ...

Getty A 63-year-old man is thankful to be alive following a hippo attack in Zambia, Africa. On Tuesday, June 25, Roland Cherry, from Warwickshire, England was dragged underwater by the animal ...

A British man has survived a hippo attack after the beast smashed into his canoe during a safari. Roland Cherry, 63, from Warwickshire, said the hippo threw him through the air 'like a rag doll ...

realizing that the river was quite deep at that point,” he described in a recounting of the attack on a fundraising website. “At the surface I took a gulp of air but then the hippo grabbed me ...

The 63-year-old man was on a group canoe trip in Zambia when the attack occurred Getty A stock photo of a hippo British tourist Roland Cherry was severely injured when a hippo "grabbed" him while he ...

The experienced canoeist was rushed to hospital for treatment before stunned medics told him “most people don’t survive hippo attack”. Roland needed seven operations in a fortnight following ...

The attack caused significant injuries, but thankfully, he survived the nightmarish ordeal. Reportedly, a hippo dragged a man to the bottom of a river before tossing him into the air ...

Image: Ambulance workers with Roland after the attack While Shirley had managed to swim away from the hippo when it attacked, Roland suffered a dislocated shoulder when the animal hit the canoe ...

"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 continued. The hippo briefly relented, leaving ...

I’m not ready to die” and I thought this was it, because nobody survives hippo attacks.’ Shirley, who had managed to swim to the shore, watched in horror as her husband was dragged into the ...