A woman was killed, and another injured when they were attacked by a hippo while fishing in the Nwanedzi River, near Tzaneen, Limpopo police said on Tuesday.
Lieutenant Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said the pair was attacked on Monday.
The 50-year-old woman, who is a Zimbabwean national, died at the scene.
Her friend, a 57-year old from the nearby Nkambako village suffered multiple injuries. She was taken to Letaba Hospital.
An inquest case was opened.


