Death toll in Malawi hippo attack up to 7, 17 still missing
6 more bodies were recovered from Malawi's Shire River on Wednesday
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The death toll has risen to seven after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in the southern African nation of Malawi.
1-YEAR-OLD DEAD, 23 MISSING AFTER MALAWI HIPPOPOTAMUS ATTACK
Six bodies were recovered floating in the river on Wednesday, police said, following the incident on Monday. A 1-year-old child was confirmed dead on Tuesday. The six new bodies recovered included a teenage boy and a teenage girl, police said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Malawian authorities aided in the rescue of 13 people from the site of a hippopotamus attack that has left at least seven people — including three minors — dead, and 17 others unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Austin Kachipeya)
Police said 17 people are still missing and the search for them continues, although they are also feared dead.
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Authorities said the canoe was carrying 37 people in the Nsanje District in southern Malawi.
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