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Grandmother Mauled to Death by Hippo on African Safari; Husband Sues Stamford Tour Company Grandmother Mauled to Death by Hippo on African Safari; Husband Sues Stamford Tour Company
Grandmother Mauled to Death by Hippo on African Safari; Husband Sues Stamford Tour Company A New Jersey man is suing a Connecticut-based safari company after his wife was mauled to death by a hippopotamus during a bush walk in Zambia last year.  Craig Manders, 72, of Cranford, NJ, is suing African Portfolio, an Old Greenwich-based travel company, after a hippopotamus fatally attacked his wife, Lisa Manders, 70 — a Long Island, NY native — in Lower Zambezi National Park on June 5, 2024. NJ mom of three was mauled to death by a hippo that charged them on African safari: lawsuit https://t.co/An7NOJ2hpt pic.twitter.com/YFz7oRFoHA — New York Post (@nypost) February 13, 2025 …

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman, Child Attacked By 'Vicious' Rabid Raccoon At Bus Stop In Area Woman, Child Attacked By 'Vicious' Rabid Raccoon At Bus Stop In Area
Woman, Child Attacked By 'Vicious' Rabid Raccoon At Bus Stop In Area A mother and her young son attacked by a raccoon at a school bus stop are undergoing a series of rabies shots. The attack happened around 8 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, in Fairfield County when the mother was dropping off her son at the bus stop on Georgetown Road in Weston, said Weston Animal Control Officer Mark Harper. According to Harper, the child got out of the vehicle and was putting on his coat when the "vicious, crazed animal" came out of nowhere and began attacking his legs. The child began screaming, causing the mother to get out of the vehicle to see what was happening, he said. Wh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NYPD Detective ID'd As Man Attacked In His Garage By Black Bear NYPD Detective ID'd As Man Attacked In His Garage By Black Bear
Nypd Detective ID'd As Man Attacked In His Garage By Black Bear Click here for Daily Voice's previous report on the incident: Man Attacked By Black Bear In His Garage, Police Say The man attacked by a black bear in the garage of his Hudson Valley home last week has been identified as an off-duty NYPD detective, according to WABC. The attack took place around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 in Orange County on Mineral Spring Road in the town of Cornwall when the man, William Orange, who was working in a detached garage on his property, went inside his home and came back out to find a bear inside the garage, said Cornwall Police Chief Todd Hazard. Orange reali…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Black Bear Attacks NY Resident In Garage, Police Say Black Bear Attacks NY Resident In Garage, Police Say
Black Bear Attacks NY Resident In Garage, Police Say Click here for an updated story: NYPD Detective ID'd As Man Attacked In His Hudson Valley Garage By Black Bear A man was seriously injured after being attacked by a small black bear he found inside his garage in the Hudson Valley. The attack took place around 9:30 p.m. Sunday in Orange County on Mineral Spring Road in the town of Cornwall when the man, who was working in a detached garage on his property, went inside his home and came back out to find a bear inside the garage, said Cornwall Police Chief Todd Hazard. The man realized the bear was in the garage when he heard a growl and turn…

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by Kathy Reakes