Four feared dead after hippo attack

Illegal fishing has been blamed for hippo attacks on Lake Naivasha. [File, Standard] 

Four ‘foot-fishermen’ are feared dead after drowning while on an illegal fishing mission in Lake Naivasha on Friday evening.

During the incident, 10 others managed to swim to safety after being attacked by a group of hippos near Kalro farm, a few kilometres from the Central Landing Beach.