A 63-year-old man miraculously survived a hippo attack while in Zambia with his wife, and he’s now recalling the harrowing ...

In June 2024, Roland Cherry and his wife were on a safari in Zambia (Southern Africa) when their lives were turned upside ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

He said he did not hate hippos since he was "conscious we were in their territory" while in the water, but he was "not very ...

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 63-year-old man was on a group canoe trip in Zambia when the attack occurred Getty A stock photo of a hippo British ...