Overview
- Zambezi River guide Paul Templer says a known bull hippo charged his group without warning during a tour near Victoria Falls.
- The animal attacked repeatedly, at one point holding him waist-deep in its mouth before surfacing and releasing him.
- Doctors later counted nearly 40 bite wounds, and surgeons amputated his left arm after his chest was torn open.
- Fellow guide Evans was thrown from a kayak during the attack, and his body was recovered two days downstream.
- Coverage is based on Templer’s account, colleagues’ descriptions and doctors’ comments, with no formal investigation findings reported.