Two Zambian nationals drowned after a hippopotamus struck the canoe they were travelling in, causing it to capsize in the Mpukano river channel near Ikaba, Kabbe South Constituency.
The incident occurred at approximately 09:00 on 18 September 2026.
The deceased, a 43-year-old man and a 6-year-old boy, were paddling from one village to another with the man’s wife and another child when the hippopotamus struck the vessel, throwing all occupants into the water.
The condition and whereabouts of the surviving wife and child were not immediately confirmed in the report.
Next of kin have been informed, and police have opened an inquest, while investigations continue.
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