Chinese tourist, 66, dies after he was attacked by way of a HIPPO while taking photos in Kenya
- Chang Ming Chuang, 66, from China died following the hippo attacked him in Kenya
- His friend, Wu Peng Te, 62, survived and was taken up to the Naivasha hospital
- Locals say greater than standard water levels were causing hippos to wander from the lake to nearby farms and hotels searching for pasture
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A Chinese tourist has died after he was attacked by way of a hippo as he was capturing on the shores of Lake Naivasha in the Rift Valley, Kenya’s wildlife authority said.
The man was pronounced dead on arrival at the Naivasha District Hospital, on Saturday evening while another tourist survived the attack, based on the Kenya Wildlife Service.
The agency named the dead man as Chang Ming Chuang, 66, and the survivor as Wu Peng Te, 62.

A Chinese tourist has died after he was attacked by way of a hippo as he was capturing on the shores of Lake Naivasha (pictured) in the Rift Valley, Kenya’s wildlife authority said
The Chinese embassy didn’t immediately react to a demand comment.
The head of a boat owners’ association in Navaisha told Kenyan newspaper The Star that greater than standard water levels were causing hippos to wander from the lake to nearby farms and hotel properties looking for pasture.
After a severe drought this past year, This season that caused serious flooding kenya had almost a year of heavy rains earlier, including around Lake Naivasha, 56 miles of Nairobi southeast.
Tourism is probably the country’s main resources of forex and nearly 1.year 5 million tourists visited Kenya last, in line with the tourism ministry
Wildlife service spokesman Paul Udoto said the circumstances aren’t clear where the two Chinese men were attacked.
He said attacks on tourists are rare because they’re usually protected by guides.
Mr Udoto said hippos and lone buffalo pose the best danger to humans and there were many attacks where civilians and also rangers have lost their lives.

The man, who was simply taking photographs of the hippos, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Naivasha District Hospital (stock image)
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