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The tot was rushed to a hospital for treatment in the nearby town of Bwera, Congo and the hippo ambled back into the lake, according to the report.
A 2-year-old boy was swallowed by a rogue hippo in Uganda and then spit back out — after an onlooker began pelting the animal with stones, according to police.
The unnamed toddler was playing by himself near his home on the shores of a lake in the town of Katwe Kabatoro on Sunday when the hungry hippo grabbed him with its massive jaws, Capital FM Uganda reported.
Before the creature could gulp him down, a quick-thinking bystander, Chrispas Bagonza, began chucking rocks at the animal — causing it to “vomit” the boy back up, according to the outlet, which was first to report the story.
The tot was rushed to a hospital for treatment in the nearby town of Bwera, Congo, and the hippo ambled back into the lake, according to the report.
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A quick-thinking bystander began chucking rocks at the hungry hippo, causing it to “vomit” the boy back up.Shutterstock
“[Bagonza] stoned the hippo and scared it, causing it to release the victim from its mouth,” Ugandan Police later told the UK Telegraph.
“It took the bravery of one Chrispas Bagonza, who was nearby, to save the victim.”
A quick-thinking bystander began chucking rocks at the hungry hippo, causing it to “vomit” the boy back up.Shutterstock
“[Bagonza] stoned the hippo and scared it, causing it to release the victim from its mouth,” Ugandan Police later told the UK Telegraph.
“It took the bravery of one Chrispas Bagonza, who was nearby, to save the victim.”
