(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Taiwanese tourist has died after being bitten in the chest by a hippo he was trying to photograph in Kenya.
Chang Ming Chuang, 66, was tracking the animal at a wildlife resort on Lake Naivasha, 90km (56 miles) North-West of the Capital, Nairobi.
A second tourist, also from Taiwan, was injured. Six people have been killed by hippos in the area this year.
High water levels have seen hippos – the world’s deadliest large land mammal – stray on to resorts for pasture.
The Kenya Wildlife Service initially identified the two tourists as Chinese but Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry later confirmed they were Taiwanese nationals. Kenya has no formal ties with Taiwan and recognises China’s claims over the island.
[alert color=”faebcc” icon=”fa-commenting”]Keeping up to date with breaking news while you are on the move is now simple with UTV Alerts [textmarker color=”8a6d3b”]Type REG UTV and send to 77000[/textmarker] on your Dialog, Airtel, or Hutch mobile connection[/alert]
