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Man loses both legs after hippo attack

Enock Romano recuperates at Naivasha sub-county hospital after he was attacked by a hippo while fishing in Lake Naivasha. [Photo/Standard]

Doctors have amputated the legs of a man who was attacked by a hippo in Lake Naivasha at the weekend.

The doctors said cutting off both legs under the knees was the only way to save the life of the father of two.

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