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Two-Years-Old Boy Swallowed And Spat Out Alive By Hippopotamus- What Happened?
A two-year-old boy was sucked in by a hippo and thrown out while playing by a lake close to his house.
The incident occurred in the western Kasese District of Uganda while the young boy was playing outside his home, according to a report citing local police.
According to The Telegraph, Paul Iga was held captive in a hippo’s mouth just a few hundred yards from Lake Edward in Uganda.
Fortunately, Chrispas Bagonza, a terrified local, saw what was happening and started hurling stones at the hippo in an effort to stop it.
Paul Iga was clenched in the mouth of a hippo just a few hundred yards away from the edge of Lake Edward, Uganda
After ingesting half of the youngster, the hippo appeared startled by this and puked up the child before making his way back to the water.
Paul amazingly escaped the attack even though he was hurt and taken to a clinic for treatment.
According to reports, the little child was transported to a hospital in Bwera but was later freed after receiving a rabies shot.
Paul Iga, two, was gulped down and spat back out by a hippo on the edge of Lake Edward, Uganda (file image)
In a statement, Ugandan Police said: ‘This is the first such kind of incident where a hippo strayed out of Lake Edward and attacked a young child.
‘It took the bravery of one Chrispas Bagonza, who was nearby, to save the victim after he stoned the hippo and scared it, causing it to release the victim from its mouth.’
