In April 1994, two groups of holiday makers on the Zambezi River were ambushed by Africa's most deadly mammal - the hippo. The attacks happened 2 days apart and 200km away from each other. But they ended up being connected to each other in a very surprising way…

Each group’s stories is incredible, involving not just hippos but crocodiles, buffalo, lions, hyenas & bloodthirsty ants. But the fact that they were connected by fate/coincidence makes it extra wild. 

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Jacob shares the story with Laura & Mim from The Beanies

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We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there's this: 

READ these articles https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/inspire/life/my-life-or-death-encounter-in-the-african-bush

https://www.outdoorlife.com/articles/hannes-wessels/2007/09/terror-zambezi/

https://africaunauthorised.com/terror-on-the-zambezi/

WATCH the re-enactment depicted in I Shouldn’t Be Alive season 2, episode 5 https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0FWQ4U01NNILMGR08S43PNEIFM/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2  

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