Tourist dies after hippo attacks him

A Chinese tourist has died after he was attacked by a hippo as he was taking pictures on the shores of Lake Naivasha in the Rift Valley, Kenya’s wildlife authority said.

Another Chinese tourist was injured in the incident on Saturday night and received treatment in the local hospital in Naivasha, 56 miles south east of Nairobi, the Kenya Wildlife Service said in a statement.

Wildlife service spokesman Paul Udoto said the circumstances are not clear in which the two Chinese were attacked.

He said attacks on tourists are rare because they are usually protected by guides.