Man whose wife was killed in a hippo attack in Africa sues the US company that booked the trip

Channel 3000 News/AP ^ | February 14, 2025 | AP Staff

[dfwgator]

Sue! Because that’s the American Way!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Hippos are the world’s second-largest land mammals after elephants, measuring about 11 feet (3.5 meters) long and about 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall, according to International Fund for Animal Welfare. The average male hippo weighs about 7,000 pounds (3,200 kilograms).

Hippos are known to be territorial and aggressive at times. A year before Lisa Manders died, seven people were killed in the southern African nation of Malawi when a hippo charged into a canoe and capsized it on a river. Estimates of how many people are killed by hippos each year vary, with lower figures beginning at around 500.”

[Joe 6-pack]

I feel sorry for the guy’s loss, but there’s something a little naive about wandering around aimlessly amid creatures that can bite a crocodile in half.

[pissant]

I still want one for Christmas

[dfwgator]

I saw that!

[discostu]

Did he never play the game? Did he not know hippos are hungry hungry?

[dfwgator]

Hungry Hungry Hippos - The Movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJxDz2y59E0

[FlingWingFlyer]

I saw a hippo once at a zoo from a safe place behind a wall. Checked them off my bucket list.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I remember that story a while back about the guy in South Africa who was killed by his pet hippo. They aren’t cute, cuddly animals.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Never take your wife to a Hippo Fight! (Too soon?) ;)

[Ezekiel]

I feel sorry for the guy’s loss, but there’s something a little naive about wandering around aimlessly amid creatures that can bite a crocodile in half.

Sad. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

[USA-FRANCE]

Suing anything and everything is a crazy woke attitude.
If a NewYorker has a car-accident in Texas will he sue the State of Texas for that? Crazy world.

[dennisw]

Hippos have super strong jaw strength...... They chomp down on a crocodile and will crush it.

[yldstrk]

Good luck.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“...grabbed Lisa Manders by its mouth and crushed her head and body with its bite”

That’s got to be high up on my list of “ways I hope not to die.”

[Lockbox]

I post a sign saying my property was protected by Hippo……. Apparently my wife saw it and took it down…….

I’ll be here all weekend 😂😂😂

[Ann Archy]

Hippos have the STRONGEST JAWS!

[9YearLurker]

The tour leaders claim that the couple ignored their repeated warnings to back away.

[Jim Noble]

The reason to visit Africa is because it’s really different from home.

That’s also the reason NOT to visit Africa.