Hippo Bites, Tramples Elderly Man to Death as He Herds Cattle On 2/5/21 at 11:51 AM EST An 81-year-old man died after being bitten and trampled by a hippopotamus in southern Africa this week, authorities say. The encounter occurred at Mupuwa Village in Zaka—a district in the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe—at approximately 5 p.m. on Monday as the man had been herding cattle with his grandson. The victim has since been identified as Langson Svondero. A spokesperson for Masvingo Police, Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa, said the man was bitten on the left leg, before he fell to the ground and was trampled.