Cape Town – A Zimbabwean man, Crisswell Paratema, 33, was reportedly buried without the upper part of his body after he was mauled to death by a hippopotamus while casting fishing nets along Nyaodza river in Kariba.
According to New Zimbabwe, his family was able to bury his lower torso only.
Crisswell was buried in Chief Nyamhunga’s area of Magunje last weekend, the report said.
The deceased was in the company of his brother Collins Paratema and Andrew Munjoma when the incident occurred.
The trio had “ventured into the water about 500 metres from the river banks and started casting nets. The water was reaching waist level”, the report quoted a source as saying.
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Suddenly Munjoma started screaming after he was attacked by a hippopotamus. As Crisswell tried to help Munjoma by piercing the beast on the head using a knife, it “let loose its grip on Munjoma and attacked Crisswell clutching him by his waist”.
The animal dragged him under the water where he was mauled.
Police said they located and retrieved the lower body parts of the deceased.
Last year, a 9-year-old Zimbabwean boy, was mauled by a hyena at a night church service in rural Masvingo.
SABC, reported at the time that Rodwell Nkomazana lost one of his eyes, nose, and parts of his mouth.
He was flown to Johannesburg where a team of South African doctors, including plastic surgeons performed specialised surgery.
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