Namibia: Father, Son Killed in Hippo Attack

Namibia: Father, Son Killed in Hippo Attack

Ikaba -- A father and his son drowned after a hippopotamus reportedly attacked and overturned their canoe while a family of five was crossing a channel near Ikaba in the Zambezi region on Friday.

Father and son drown after hippo strikes canoe – Windhoek Observer

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 in…