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Long Island Grandmother Mauled to Death by Hippo on African Safari, Husband Sues 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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