{"id":5380,"date":"2026-11-13T12:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T12:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/man-disembowelled-by-hippo-on-honeymoon\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T12:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T12:02:43","slug":"man-disembowelled-by-hippo-on-honeymoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/man-disembowelled-by-hippo-on-honeymoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Man disembowelled by hippo on honeymoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-11-13 12:02:40<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A newlywed was left fighting for his life after being attacked and disembowelled by a hippo just 10 days into his honeymoon in Botswana.<BR><br \/>\nSamuel, who had married his wife Anna in Portugal in September 2025 after 13 years together, was visiting the Okavango Delta the following month when the terrifying incident happened.<BR><br \/>\nThe couple had joined a group travelling in traditional canoes and had been warned that a mother hippo with two calves was nearby.<BR><br \/>\nHe spotted the animal in the distance and took a photograph before their canoe drifted away from the others, and suddenly, the hippo charged.<BR><br \/>\nHe told The Guardian newspaper: &#8220;It was like being struck by a car.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nThe animal knocked him underwater and pinned him to the bottom of the swamp before clamping its jaws around his leg.<BR><br \/>\nAnna saw her husband in the hippo&#8217;s mouth and thought he was dead, but instead of fleeing, she charged towards the animal.<BR><br \/>\nShe remembers making a &#8220;primal scream&#8221; before punching the hippo near its face, causing it to drop her husband.<BR><br \/>\nWhen he surfaced, he realised the extent of his injuries.<BR><br \/>\nHe added: &#8220;I felt pain in my back, looked down and saw my intestines hanging out.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nThe couple managed to reach another canoe, where he lay on his stomach on a pile of lifejackets, and Anna used his belt as a tourniquet for his leg and a headscarf on his arm.<BR><br \/>\nHe asked her to push his intestines back inside him, but she refused and instead held them in her hands.<BR><br \/>\nTheir expected helicopter evacuation was delayed until the following morning, leaving the badly injured man fearing he would die.<BR><br \/>\nJust before 8pm, he called his mother and told her: &#8220;Mom, I got attacked by a hippo. I\u2019m lying in a tent with my guts out. I\u2019m going to die. I need to be evacuated.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nA helicopter eventually arrived and he was taken to Netcare Milpark Hospital in South Africa, where doctors performed emergency surgery.<BR><br \/>\nHis injuries included a hole in his back, deep wounds, fractured ribs and vertebrae, damaged internal organs and crushed intestines.<BR><br \/>\nHe spent 19 days in hospital before returning home, while Anna also required treatment for injuries sustained when she punched the hippo.<BR><br \/>\nHowever, he said: &#8220;Neither of us blames the hippo. She was only protecting her territory.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nAnd they still have a photograph he took before the attack hanging at home.<BR><br \/>\nHe added: &#8220;It&#8217;s probably an unusual souvenir. But then it\u2019s not every day your wife punches a hippo to save your life.&#8221;<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-11-13 12:02:40 A newlywed was left fighting for his life after being attacked and disembowelled by a hippo just 10 days into his honeymoon in Botswana. 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