New Jersey man whose wife was killed on Hipp during African Safari, he filed a lawsuit claiming that their tour operator is negligence in failure.
Craig Manders tells the lawsuit that he witnessed the intimidating death of his wife Lisa, 70, who was killed in Zambia last year during the Safaria organized by Connecticut, African portfolio.
“If we understood the dangers that have set up hypopotamus, we would never agree to be in such close contact while on foot,” they said “to publish their lawyers in the statement, Paul Schlag.
“The idea we were vaguely exposed to such an exceptional danger, the danger has made our tourist guides even worse on Lisa just walking without anything and such a deadly animal, there is nothing.”
Rod Gould, a African Portfolio lawyer, described the incident as a terrible but “really unusual” tragedy. He said that the company is regulated by tours and works with the latest safari lodges in Africa, but not responsible for what happens during the trip.
“My client is a tourist operator. He organizes tours,” Gould. “Excursion, for example, may include a plane ticket. We are not responsible if the airlines loses your luggage.”
In a suit submitted to Stamford Superior Court, Mandari says that his wife left us 31. May 2024, for 10-day safari in Zambia, a country in South Africa.
Five days later, the couple went to a “shrub walk” with the guides who led them in the River Bank in which he was resting in the water in the Lonny Hippopotamus in the water. Known for fierce territorial and aggressive, among them are among them the most dangerous animals on the ground.
Despite their size – adult males usually heavier over £ 3,000 – hippones can quickly start short distances, reaching a speed of 20 mph.
Guides “knew or they should have known that the closely presence of wild hippopots in the participants in Bush’s walk, due to known tendencies Hippopotamy,”, in such circumstances “says the lawsuit.
But the guides, including at least one armed rifle, left the area, the suit, leaving mandars and others in their group to watch hippo without protection.
Then, without warning, Hippo raised his head and accused from the water towards Lisa Mandari, towards the lawsuit. The massive animal was caught with mandars and attacked, he says a suit.
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Lisa Manders suffered “catastrophic injuries,” and died soon after, towards the lawsuit, who noticed that her husband witnessed the attack.
The mother of three from Cranford, Mandari worked in the financial industry for more than 40 years. “Lisa was the best mother and wife anyone could ever hope,” her husband said. “Her violent death is a devastating loss not only for our family, but for our community.”
The lawsuit does not identify where the attack appeared in Zambia, but was cited in the local news report, which marked the death of the American tourist killed in Horse in the National Park National Park. June 2024. Years.
Government “thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the deceased, even as investigations continue in the incident,” Rodney Sikumba Minister said, stating the statement, according to the statement, according to Radio Christian voice.
Lawyers Craig Manders described an incident as a terrible tragedy that was “completely prevented”.
“The interaction with the natural world in the desert can be an incredibly rich experience,” said stains, slag Madry LLC. “But guides for wild and tour operators like African portfolio have responsibility for ensuring basic safety precautions to ensure that customers visit African desert are unnecessarily exposed to extreme dangers.”
2025-02-12 21:03:00
